The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session held at Al-Safa palace in Makkah this evening. At the outset of the meeting, the monarch welcomed the kings, heads of state, leaders of delegations of the Islamic member countries of the Islamic Cooperation Organization and other invitees to the extraordinary Islamic Solidarity summit scheduled for Makkah tomorrow and was reassured of the current preparations to host the conference, appealing to Allah Almighty to make their summit a success. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency following the meeting, Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja, the Minister of Culture and Information, said the Cabinet has expressed hope of the host country that the summit, which enjoys being held in the world's holiest place and the holy month of Ramadan, could meet the aspirations of the Islamic nation, particularly uniting ranks, achieving solidarity and comprehensive development, adopting moderation and tolerance, rejecting extremism, terrorism, sectarianism which definitely lead to rifts, differences and discord, confirming that the call of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to hold this summit embodies his keenness and interest of the affairs of Muslim people amid the current unpleasant situation witnessed by the Islamic world, including consecutive challenges and disastrous circumstances in some parts of it, a matter requires unification of efforts and solidarity to face these challenges. --More
