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 Crown Prince briefed the Cabinet on the contents of talks held with Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad and Jordan's King Abdullah II on the events, latest developments at the Arab, Islamic and international arenas, aspects of joint cooperation and ways of their enhancement in all fields. The Cabinet was also informed of the contents of messages, talks and contacts exchanged between the Kingdom and a number of Arab and friendly countries on the events in the region, the latest regional and international developments and the Kingdom's stand towards them. 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 Cabinet welcomed the announcement made by Syria's President about the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon. The Cabinet looked forward to implementing the mechanisms of the withdrawal which were announced at the conclusion of the meeting of the Syrian-Lebanese Higher Council and to completing the pullback of all Syrian troops remaining in Lebanon in the near future. --More 2048 Local Time 1748 GMT
