going military cooperation between the two countries in confronting the so-called ISIL, and in working to protect the sea-lanes and confronting piracy. They discussed fast-tracking the military supplies to the Kingdom, as well as enhancing cooperation on counter-terrorism, maritime security, cybersecurity, and ballistic missile defense. The two leaders underscored the importance of confronting terrorism and extremism. They reiterated the continued commitment between Saudi Arabia and the United States towards security cooperation, including joint efforts to counter Al-Qaeda and ISIL (DAESH) and praised their cooperation to stem the flow of foreign fighters, to counter ISIL's hateful propaganda, and to cut off terrorist financing streams. Both leaders stressed the need for a long-term, multi-year counterterrorism effort against both Al-Qaeda and ISIL, requiring sustained cooperation from partner nations across the globe. On Yemen, the two parties stressed the urgent need to reach a political solution within the GCC Initiative and the outcomes of the National Dialogue and United Nations Security Council resolution No. 2216. Both leaders expressed concern over the humanitarian situatioin in Yemen. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques conveyed Saudi Arabia's commitment to continue assisting the Yemeni people; and work with coalition and international partners to allow for unfettered access to assistance vetted by the UN and its partners, including fuel, to the impacted people of Yemen; and, to that end, to work toward opening Red Sea ports to be operated under UN supervision. Both leaders agreed to support and enable the UN-led humanitarian relief efforts. Regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the two leaders underscored the importance of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, and underlined the necessity of reaching a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement to the conflict based on two states living side-by-side to achieve peace and security. They also encouraged both parties to take steps to preserve and advance the two-state solution. --More 03:13 LOCAL TIME 00:13 GMT تغريد
