The Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, chaired the Cabinet's session at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Monday afternoon. The Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohiuddin Khoja said in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following the session that the Cabinet was briefed on a number of reports on the latest developments at Arab, regional and international arenas. The Cabinet expressed the extreme concern of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia about of the latest developments in Iraq as they would not arise without the sectarian and exclusionary policies practiced in Iraq over the past years which have threatened its security, stability and sovereignty. The Cabinet stressed the need to preserve Iraq's sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, and the rejection of foreign interference in its internal affairs, inviting all Iraqi people strata to begin taking actions to ensure the real participation of all components of the Iraqi people to determine the future of Iraq and the equality between them to assume powers and responsibilities in the administration of the State's affairs, conduct political and constitutional reforms needed to achieve this, accelerate the formation of a government of national consensus to work on the restoration of security and stability, and avoid policies based on religious and sectarian instigation practiced in Iraq. The Cabinet also emphasized the importance of exerting all efforts to preserve the lives of civilians and alleviate their sufferings. The Cabinet welcomed the final statement of the International Summit to Combat Violence in Conflict Zones held in London, reiterating the Kingdom's calls and appeals for the international community to take the necessary measures, including a legislation to ensure the rights of women and their protection from violence, the cooperation of the international community to protect civilians especially in times of armed conflict, the need to treat these crimes as war crimes against humanity and holding accountable their perpetrators and punish them. --More 15:14 LOCAL TIME 12:14 GMT تغريد
