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. - The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed his thanks and appreciation to Kings, Presidents, Emirs, Premiers and Ministers, the leaders and representatives of the countries who attended the final maneuver of North Thunder Exercise and the military parade of Saudi Armed Forces and the participating forces from sisterly countries. - The King confirmed that the exercise showed keenness to strengthen military ties between the brothers and friends and maintain the security and stability by raising the level of combating readiness and assessing the ability to manage military operations aiming to achieve the unity of ranks and ward off dangers facing Arab and Islamic nations. - The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the outcomes of his talks held on the sidelines of the closing maneuver and meetings with the President of Republic of Ethiopia, United States Secretary of State and European Union Special Representative for Middle East Peace Process. - The Cabinet congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Crown Prince and the Deputy Crown Prince on the success of the closing maneuver of North Thunder Exercise. - The Cabinet commended the outcomes of the 5th joint meeting of Foreign Ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council for Arab States, Jordan and Morocco; the joint ministerial meeting with Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister; the meetings of 138th session of the Council; and the 24th meeting of Ministers of Information. - The Cabinet commended resolutions issued by the 145th session of the Council of the Arab League, stressing that the League's resolution on considering the so-called "Hezbollah" a terrorist organization and denunciation of Iranian interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries reflects keenness on combating terrorism and confronting anyone who supports it. - The Cabinet welcomed the recommendations and resolutions issued by the Extraordinary Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Palestine held in Jakarta on March 6 - 7, 2016 AD. - The Cabinet condemned the terrorist attack in the Turkish capital of Ankara and the terrorist attack which targeted military and civilian facilities in the Tunisian city of Ben Guerdane. - The Cabinet expressed its thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for his care, attention and support for culture, science and knowledge, commending in this context the inauguration of Riyadh International Book Fair under his patronage.
