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. - The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques praised Allah Almighty for the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, and for bestowing the blessings, status and glory upon the Kingdom, renewing his congratulations to Kingdom's citizens, residents and Arab and Islamic nations on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan. - The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed his thanks and appreciation for the leaders and heads of delegations of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States for their efforts during their 16th consultative meeting. - The King briefed the Cabinet on the results of his meetings with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bangladesh and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Italy. - The Cabinet expressed its congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Crown Prince and the Deputy Crown Prince on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, stressing the contents of the speech of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addressed on the occasion of the holy month, his emphasis on the need of the Islamic nation to translate the objectives of this great month into sincere worship to Allah Almighty, and the keenness of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since its foundation by King Abdulaziz on making the unity of the Islamic nation and seeking always for unifying Arab and Muslim ranks as its objective. - The Cabinet confirmed that the King's directives to take advantage of the completed sites of the expansion building, northern, western and southern open yards and parts of eastern yards of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques project for the expansion of the Grand Holy Mosque and elements associated with them, in addition to his directives to take advantage of all floors with their five levels to raise Mataf's (circumambulation) capacity come as an extension to his keenness and blessed efforts in serving Islam and Muslims, facilitating the performance of Umrah and prayers by the visitors of the House of Allah in the holy month of Ramadan and creating the appropriate atmosphere for them. - The Cabinet hailed the great care being given to Umrah performers and visitors during the Umrah season in Makkah and Madinah by all employees in serving visitors of the Grand Holy Mosque and the Prophet's Holy Mosque, stressing that when various relevant authorities responsible for serving pilgrims, Umrah performers and visitors are doing their tasks to the fullest, this embodies their feeling of the importance of their roles to serve the guests of Allah. - The Cabinet commended the wise decisions taken by the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States in their 16th consultative meeting to implement the vision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques on the strengthening of the GCC joint action according to its scheduled timetable. - The Cabinet praised the marine mediums project started by the Ministry of Interior, represented by the Border Guard's sector as well as the project of the design and production of an unmanned aircraft to be implemented by Prince Sultan Advanced Technology Research Institute, stressing that these projects come in the context of strengthening the security capabilities of the homeland. - The Cabinet appreciated the approval of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs of Governance Model for Achieving Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 which included the roles and responsibilities of relevant authorities in achieving the vision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2030.
