Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General chaired the cabinet's weekly session at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on Monday. At the outset of the session, Prince Sultan commended the positive role played by the Shoura Council since its first session through the end of the third session. He expressed his appreciation of members whose terms of office has ended and wished all success for new members in the Council's fourth session, hoping they will faithfully and responsibly complete the march in the service of their religion, homeland and fellow citizens. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following the session, Dr. Jubarah bin Eid Al-Suraisiri, the Minister of Transport and Acting Minister of Culture and Information, said that Prince Sultan pointed out that the increase in the number of the Shoura Council's members during its sessions from 60 to 150 has given the Council a practical nature to gradually enhance the works qualitatively and quantitatively. --More 1954 Local Time 1654 GMT
