RIYADH — The Council of Ministers on Monday called on the people of Yemen to rally behind President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi so as to enable him to perform his constitutional duties as well as to push forward the peaceful political process and get their country out of the current dangerous situation. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chaired the Cabinet's weekly session at Al-Yamamah Palace here. Expressing concern over the deteriorating situation in Yemen, the Cabinet hoped that Hadi's exit from house arrest and arrival in Aden will be an important step toward confirming his legitimacy as president of the country, the Saudi Press Agency reported. In a statement to SPA following the session, Minister of Culture and Information Adel Al-Turaifi said the Cabinet called on the international community to assume its responsibilities to revive the Palestinian peace process stalled because of Israeli intransigence. Earlier at the outset of the session, King Salman briefed the Cabinet on the outcome of his talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, King Abdullah of Jordan, Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas and Deputy Prime Minister of Oman Sayyid Fahd Bin Mahmoud Al-Said. The Cabinet also condemned targeting of innocent Iraqi people in Mosul and the destruction of their cultural heritage by extremist groups. It called for international deterrent action against those who perpetrate such criminal attacks. The Cabinet said the King's patronage of the King Faisal International Prize award ceremony embodies the Kingdom's respect for knowledge and scholars. It commended the accomplishments of the King Faisal Foundation and its awards in the service of Islam, Islamic studies, Arabic language, literature, medicine and science. The Cabinet also commended the holding of Jazan Economic Forum with the theme of “Investment Partnerships”, saying that the forum, which coincides with accelerated growth of Jazan region, contributed to further boosting growth and prosperity in line with the government's policy of achieving balanced development of all regions. Al-Turaifi said the Cabinet approved an agreement on cooperation in the field of mutual recognition of driving licenses between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Morocco, signed in Marrakech last year. According to the agreement, a citizen who holds a driving license in his respective country will get a matching license from the other country without any test provided that the license is valid in accordance with the regulations applicable in the concerned country. Similarly, the citizens who obtained visit visas will be permitted to drive private vehicles under a valid driving license issued by the competent authorities.
