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 expressed his thanks and appreciation to Kings, Presidents, Emirs, Premiers and Ministers, the leaders and representatives of the countries who attended the closing maneuver of North Thunder Exercise and the military parade of Saudi Armed Forces and the participating forces from sisterly countries, confirming 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 receptions of Kings, Presidents, Emirs, Premiers and Ministers who came to attend the closing maneuver of North Thunder Exercise and the military parade; his talks held on the sidelines of the closing maneuver with Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of State of Kuwait, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Arab Republic of Egypt, Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif; the message received from the President of Republic of Guinea-Bissau; and the outcomes of his meetings with President Dr. Mulatu Teshome of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, United States Secretary of State John Kerry, and European Union Special Representative for Middle East Peace Process Fernando Jntleyna. 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 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 and the military parade associated with the exercise with the participation of Saudi Armed Forces and forces from a number of countries in the presence of Kings, Presidents, Emirs, Premiers and Ministers, the leaders and representatives of 20 sisterly countries, commending all efforts exerted by the concerned authorities to organize the exercise which achieved its planned objectives where all participants exerted outstanding efforts to carry out the tasks and duties assigned to them in this exercise which has enjoyed regional and international interest. --More
