The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Tuesday afternoon . At the outset of the session, the King briefed the Cabinet on the phone call received from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and outcomes of his meetings with French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and British Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond. Minister of State, Cabinet's Member, Acting Minister of Media Dr. Issam bin Saad bin Said said in a statement to Saudi Press Agency following the session that the Cabinet commended the agreement on the protection of classified and protected information between the Kingdom and France signed by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense and French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly. The Cabinet was briefed by Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior, on the outcomes of his visits to the Republics of Mauritius, Union of the Comoros, Seychelles and the Maldives, during which they discussed distinguished relations between the Kingdom and the four countries, ways to enhance joint cooperation and latest developments at the international arena. The Cabinet reviewed a number of reports on latest developments at Arab, regional and international arenas, welcoming the convening of "International Conference of Muslim Scholars on Peace and Stability in the Republic of Afghanistan" to be hosted by the Kingdom in Jeddah and Makkah today and tomorrow in the presence of senior scholars in Afghanistan and an elite of Muslim scholars from around the world to assist in efforts for achieving peace and stability in Afghanistan and condemning terrorism and extremism, emanating from the teachings of the tolerant Islamic religion. --More 14:43 LOCAL TIME 11:43 GMT 0012 www.spa.gov.sa/1783508
