Faisal, the Foreign Minister, presented to the Cabinet the results of the joint meeting between the GCC Ministerial Council of Foreign Ministers and the Financial and Economic Committee, held yesterday in Riyadh, Dr. Khoja added. The Cabinet commended the outcome of the meeting which shows the concern and commitment the GCC countries accord the Palestinian people and the efforts of rebuilding Gaza Strip. The meeting discussed the best mechanisms for implementing GCC contributions to rebuilding Gaza Strip, and commitment and resolve to maintain support for the brotherly Palestinians, along with the speed of executing the rebuilding projects in Gaza. The meeting also reviewed the regional and international efforts exerted to rebuild Gaza Strip, including the International Conference for Rebuilding Gaza, to be held on March 20, 2009, in the Arab Republic of Egypt at the generous initiative of President Mohammad Hosni Mubarak. The meeting also expressed discontentment and strong condemnation of the hostile statements voiced by a number of Iranian officials; these statements breach the sovereignty and independence of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and represent a glaring aggression against the Arab identity of Bahrain. The meeting stressed that such statements are hindering blocks against sincere Gulf efforts and initiatives seeking to bridge good neighborly relations of mutual respect and friendliness between the GCC States and Iran to achieve security and stability in the region. On a different level, the Cabinet listened to a report on events at the Arab arena, the Minister of Culture and Information added. In this regard, the Cabinet expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's denunciation and condemnation of the criminal explosion that targeted yesterday the innocent civilians in the neighborhood of Al-Hussain in Cairo, wishing speedy recovery for the injured and for the Arab Republic of Egypt and the brotherly Egyptian people a permanent security and stability. The Minister of Culture and Information said the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques has followed up the wellbeing of the injured Saudis, and instructed the Saudi Arabian Embassy monitor their health status and accord them all the care they need until they, God Willing, fully recover. --More
