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 King briefed the Cabinet on the outcomes of his tour to Malaysia, Republic of Indonesia, Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam, Japan and People's Republic of China during which he held official talks and meetings with leaders and senior officials of these sisterly and friendly countries, expressing his best thanks and gratitude to the leaders of these countries for the warm welcome and generous hospitality accorded to him and the accompanying delegation, appreciating what the talks had been characterized of keenness on strengthening bilateral relations and promoting them to broader prospects to serve their common interests, as well as the identical viewpoints on regional and international issues in the service of international peace and security. The King also briefed the Cabinet on the two telephone calls received from King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Kingdom of Bahrain and President Francois Hollande of French Republic. 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 expressed its pride for the appreciation and satisfaction over the significant progress reached at the level of relations between the Kingdom and these sisterly and friendly countries during the King's tour. The Cabinet reviewed in this regard the historic visit of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the Empire of Japan, his meeting with Emperor Akihito, receiving Medal of Daisy Flower in appreciation of the King, his talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other Japanese senior officials. It also reviewed the King's visit to the People's Republic of China, his talks with President Xi Jinping, meeting with Premier Li Keqiang, and Chairman of Standing Committee of National people's Congress Zhang Dejiang, and awarding him an honorary doctorate from Beijing University. The Cabinet stressed that what had been held during the two visits of bilateral talks, the deep exchange of views and conclusion of several agreements, programs and memoranda of cooperation embody, on the side of the Kingdom and Japan, their linking by historical and economic ties and partnership in launching Saudi-Japanese vision 2030 that will enhance strategic partnership between the two countries, and ,on the side of the Kingdom and China, their emphasis on the development of comprehensive strategic partnership and promoting the existing institutional framework of relations so as to ensure their continuity and advance them toward new horizons for the interest of the two countries. --More
