South American Culture: Partnership and the Future," sponsored on behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques by Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Second Deputy Premier, Advisor to and Special Envoy of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, expressing hope that the Riyadh Statement will achieve further strengthening of cultural cooperation between the two groups and preserving the cultural rights of the peoples of the Arab countries and South American countries. The Council welcomed Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz on the occasion of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' order appointing him as minister of state and member of the Council of Ministers in addition to his work and wished him success. The Council noted the fifth scientific conference of students in higher education and its themes serving the message of creativity in the Kingdom including innovation and entrepreneurship. The minister said that the cabinet also reviewed the developments at the international arena and stressed, in this regard, the contents of the final communiqué of the meeting of senior officials of the Group of Friends of Yemen which was co-chaired by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in addition to the Republic of Yemen and the United Kingdom, reaffirming the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's full support for the Republic of Yemen to complete the terms of the Gulf initiative, reach political and security stability for the Yemeni people and overcome the challenges and risks to its security, unity and stability. The Council of Ministers expressed condolences and sympathy to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan's government and people and the families of the victims of the landslide in the province of Badakhshan. --More 15:31 LOCAL TIME 12:31 GMT تغريد
