The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet s session at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Monday afternoon. At the outset of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the outcomes of his talks with the Prime Minister of Malaysia Mohammad Najib Abdulrazzak, stressing deep bilateral relations between the two sisterly countries and the keenness of both sides on enhancing them in various fields. The Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Adel bin Zaid Altoraifi said in a statement to Saudi Press Agency following the session that the Cabinet commended the relations of friendship and close cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the French Republic, their development at all levels and the common desire to develop new fields of cooperation; appreciating the joint statement issued on the occasion of the conclusion of the official visit of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior to the French Republic and his talks with President Francois Hollande and senior officials, and the statement s expression of the great convergence of views between the two sides on regional issues of common interest and possible ways to enhance international security and stability. The Minister pointed out that the Cabinet welcomed the statement of the General Secretariat of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers issued at the conclusion of meetings of the 33rd session of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers in the Tunisian capital and Tunisia Declaration and its reconfirmation of the firm strong condemnation of terrorism and all forms of supporting and financing it and the state s terrorism being practiced by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories; its absolute condemnation of storming the embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its consulate in Iran; its strong condemnation of Iranian activities aiming at destabilizing the security and stability in the Kingdom of Bahrain and a number of Arab countries; and its strong condemnation and denunciation of dangerous practices and acts being carried out by the terrorist Hezbollah party to destabilize security and social peace in some Arab countries. It also welcomed the declaration s full support for the measures taken by all member states to fight Al-Qaeda and ISIS terrorist organizations and its full support for the Arab coalition and appreciation of the coalition s efforts being exerted for supporting legitimacy in the Republic of Yemen and confronting terrorist Al-Qaida, ISIS and Houthi militias. --More
