South American Summit in Brazil and emphasized its importance, and noted the high priority the Kingdom accords its relations with friendly countries in Latin America, and the appreciation the kingdom has for the stand of Brazil's President in this regard. Then the Cabinet was briefed on reports about the development of the situations in the region particularly the escalation of the situation in Iraq and continual daily killing of the innocent. The Cabinet affirmed that the continual acts of killing and violence in Iraq will bar the Iraqi people from achieving their aspirations of security and stability. On the recent explosion in Junieh, Lebanon, the Cabinet condemned the act, emphasizing that such acts are contrary to the efforts pursued to support Lebanon's stability. Again, the Cabinet stressed the Kingdom's keenness on Egypt's security and stability and the Kingdom's stand by the people of Egypt in confronting the acts of violence and terrorism. --More 2059 Local Time 1759 GMT
