The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Monday afternoon. At the outset of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the telephone call with President Barack Obama of the United States of America during which they affirmed deep, strategic and historical relations between the two friendly countries and their keenness on strengthening them in all fields. The King expressed his thanks and appreciation to President Barack Obama and the leaders and heads of delegations of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Gulf Arab states for what has been achieved at Camp David meeting of positive results and the confirmation of the two sides of a joint commitment to a strategic partnership between the United States of America and the Gulf Cooperation Council States to build closer relations in all fields, including cooperation in defense and security fields. The King also expressed his thanks to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, who headed the Kingdom's delegation participated in the meeting, and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, for the their efforts, including a series of meetings held with President Barack Obama and senior officials of the United States on bilateral relations, aspects of cooperation between the two countries, ways of enhancing them, and the latest developments in the region. The Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Adel bin Zaid Altoraifi said in a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following the session that the Cabinet discussed a number of reports on various issues and the latest developments at Arab, regional and international arenas. The Cabinet stressed the joint statement issued after a meeting of the leaders and heads of the delegations of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States with the President of the United States at Camp David, its assurances to consolidate the strong partnership and cooperation between the two sides, the development of collective solutions to regional issues to enhance mutual interest in stability and prosperity, the positions towards various regional and international issues, and the commitment of both sides to consolidating American-Gulf relations on various issues to build a strong, lasting, comprehensive and strategic partnership aiming to enhance regional stability and prosperity. --More 14:34 LOCAL TIME 11:34 GMT تغريد
