Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, chaired the cabinet's weekly session at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on Monday. At the outset of the session, the Cabinet was briefed on the contents of talks held with Senegal's President Abdullah Wade, Singapore's Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on the events, latest developments, aspects of joint cooperation and ways of their enhancement in all fields. The Cabinet was also informed of the contents of messages, contacts and consultations exchanged between the Kingdom and a number of Arab and friendly countries through various channels on the events at the international arena. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following the session, Iyad bin Amin Madani, the Minister of Culture and Information, said that the Crown Prince stressed that these continual talks and consultations come within the framework of the brotherly, friendly and long standing relations based on mutual respect and non-interference with others' affairs between the Kingdom and different countries and within the framework of the Kingdom's continual efforts to achieve security and stability for all peace-loving peoples. --More 2046 Local Time 1746 GMT
