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 content of the telephone call he received from President Donald Trump of the United States of America during which they discussed the historical ties and the latest developments in the region and the world, as well as the strategic partnership for the twenty-first century and the importance of enhancing the economic, security and military cooperation with their confirmation on the depth of the strategic relationship between the two countries, and the identical in their views relating the files that have been discussed, including the fight against terrorism, extremism and funding and how to develop appropriate mechanisms for that, in addition to confronting those who seek to undermine security and stability in the region and interfere in the internal affairs of other States, and what has been expressed by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques of support for the establishment of safe zones in Syria, and Trump's commending and support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques also briefed the Cabinet on the results of his talks with President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir of the Republic of Sudan and their review of the fraternal relations between the two countries and ways of enhancing them in various fields, in addition to discussing the latest developments at the regional and international levels. Moreover, the King briefed the Cabinet on the content of the message he received from President Francois Hollande of the French Republic, and his receiving of Rasim Ljajic, Serbian Deputy Premier, Minister of Trade, Tourism and Communications and Chairman of the Serbian economic delegation and Mirko Markovic, Bosnian Deputy Premier, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations and Chairman of the Bosnian economic delegation. In his statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA) after the session, the Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Adel Zaid Altoraifi stated that the Cabinet then reviewed a number of issues on local affairs, praising the accomplishments being achieved by the brave security men in various security sectors and their great efforts in the fight against terrorism, noting in this regard, the results of the investigations reached by the security authorities following their raid on two hideouts of a terrorist cell in Jeddah, which confirmed how extremely dangerous was this terrorist cell, and that the Cabinet expressed its appreciation and pride of all the security men for their great efforts, sacrifices and heroic deeds against terrorist organizations targeting the security and stability of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its capabilities, youth and citizens and residents living safely across its territories. --More
