The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Monday afternoon. - The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques began his speech to the Cabinet by praying to Allah Almighty to forgive all the victims of the fall of one of the cranes in the Grand Holy Mosque, and bless their souls, saying " We ask Allah Almighty to grant the good conclusion for the deceased pilgrims and visitors who came to this holy place heading toward Allah Almighty and the Grand Holy Mosque to perform Hajj rituals. - The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques thanked the leaders of sisterly countries, and all those who have expressed their condolences on this great loss, offered to them and the families the deceased his sincere condolences, wished the injured people a speedy recovery, and directed all service sectors relating to pilgrims to take care of the injured and help them to perform Hajj rituals with their Muslim brothers. - The Cabinet offered condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Crown Prince, the Deputy Crown Prince, the Islamic nation and the families of the deceased people. - The Cabinet Congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques on the success of his official visit to the United States of America, its results, talks and signing of agreements. - The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed his deep thanks to the president of the United States of America Barack Obama for the warm reception and generous hospitality, re-emphasizing that the talks he held with the president, especially with regard to the new strategic partnership of the 21st century between the two countries will contribute to deepening relations between the two countries. - The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Council briefed the Cabinet on the results of his talks with President Joko Widodo of the Republic of Indonesia, commending the depth of relations between the two sisterly countries. -The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques directed all sectors concerning with the service of pilgrims to redouble their efforts to provide the best services and comprehensive care for their comfort to perform Hajj rituals conveniently and easily and exploit all potentialities to maintain their safety. - The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques said that one of the blessings that Allah honored this country is to serve pilgrims, visitors and the service of the Two Holy Mosques; and this is a duty and an honor of which we are proud since the unification of the Kingdom and we will continue, with Allah willing, proceeding in the performance of this message and exerting all efforts to provide the highest quality of services to pilgrims, praying for the best reward from Allah Almighty. - The cabinet reaffirmed that the Kingdom will always remain at the forefront of countries supporting the brotherly Syrian people and following up carefully their human sufferings, and will not accept bidding in this matter or questioning its positions. - The Cabinet condemned the terrorist attack which targeted security men in Al-Kamees Police Center in the Kingdom of Bahrain. -The Cabinet expressed its pride of the Kingdom's brave soldiers for their bravery and courage in repelling the vicious aggression against the Republic of Yemen from the rebels and their supporters, praising the various efforts being made by the coalition forces in this operation. -The Cabinet reviewed the decisions issued by the 144th session of the Council of the Arab League and its contents of firm positions of Arab countries towards various issues. - The Cabinet welcomed the United Nations General Assembly's decision to raise the flag of the State of Palestine as an observer state on the headquarters of United Nations and considered it as a diplomatic achievement and an additional step for full membership of the state of Palestine in the United Nations. - The Cabinet expressed its strong condemnation of storming Al-Aqsa Mosque, the violation of its sanctity, and the attack on the worshipers by Israeli occupation authorities, calling for putting an end to these crimes and repeated violations by the occupation authorities and settlers. - The Cabinet called for ending the building of Israeli settlements and eliminating the established ones, stressing that these settlements are considered the most dangerous issues on the peace process in the region.
