Dr. Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Aal Al-Sheikh, Speaker of the Shoura (Consultative) Council, Sunday expressed his appreciation of the statement of Abdul Aziz Al-Khoja, Minister of Culture and Information, welcoming various opinions of the Council's members on the performance of his ministry during the recent discussion of its annual report. “The spirit of responsibility and transparency shown by the Minister of Culture and Information and his acceptance of different views represent a wide horizon of a statesman seeking for upgrading the performance of his ministry in accordance with a system of development and reform pursued by the Kingdom's wise leadership,” Dr. Aal Al-Sheikh said. He noted that briefing the Minister of Culture and Information on remarks and views of the Council's members will give the minister and officials in his ministry a clear image of what citizens want from the Information Ministry. He pointed out that members of the Shoura Council will visit the Ministry of Culture and Information to be closely briefed on the ministry's achievements and problems impeding the march of the national media in the Kingdom.