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 outcomes of his meetings with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, and the Secretary General of International Telecommunication Union Houlin Zhao, who delivered to the King the Award of Information Technology and Communication in Sustainable Development marking the 150th anniversary of founding of the Union. The Cabinet stressed that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' receiving of this award embodies the extent of the international appreciation to the King, the Kingdom's leading role in the International Telecommunication Union, and its efforts in the field of technology and communications. The Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Adel bin Zaid Altoraifi said in a statement to Saudi Press Agency following the session that the Cabinet reviewed a number of reports on the latest developments at regional and international arenas, particularly the situation in Syria and international efforts to fight ISIS terrorist organization. The Cabinet welcomed in this context the joint statement issued by the meeting of the international coalition countries on cooperation to fight ISIS terrorist organization held at the headquarters of NATO alliance in Brussels, in which the Kingdom's delegation was headed by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense. --More
