Awwal 21, 1432 / April 25, 2011, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet session held at Al-Yamamah Palace here today. At the outset of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the consultations, discussions and contacts that he made during the past days on the latest developments at Arab arena, including the audience the King held for General Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahayyan, Abu Dhabi's Heir Apparent and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates, and the telephone call he received from Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Affairs Fahd bin Mahmoud Al-Said of Oman. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following the session, the Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja said the Cabinet listened to a number of reports on the overall developments in a number of brotherly Arab countries and their repercussions, stressing the importance of dealing with the developments to ensure security and stability in all Arab countries and their peoples. The Cabinet discussed the extraordinary meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States held in Abu Dhabi with the delegation of the government of Yemen and the opposition parties. The Cabinet valued the responsive cooperation of both the Yemeni government and the opposition parties with the efforts of the GCC countries to reach an agreement that serves the security and stability of the Republic of Yemen. On the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and the intransigence of the Israeli occupation authorities and the continuing of settlement activities, the Cabinet emphasized what the permanent Arab delegations to the United Nations (UN) have stressed before the Security Council session on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, that the Israeli activities threaten to undermine the entire peace process, and their demand that the Security Council revive the peace process and compel Israel to deal sincerely and seriously with the peace process. --More
