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 his talks with Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf which dealt with the latest developments at the international arena and the stands of the two countries towards them. The talks also focused on aspects of bilateral cooperation and ways of their enhancement to serve the interest of Muslim nations and to strengthen the Islamic solidarity and joint actions. The Crown Prince also informed the Cabinet of the talks held with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice which dealt with bilateral relations between the two countries and the region's issues particularly the Palestinian cause, the situation in Iraq and the combating of terrorism. The Crown Prince expressed his satisfaction over the fruitful and constructive cooperation existing between the two countries. The Crown Prince also briefed the Cabinet on the contents of consultations, meetings and contacts held over the previous days with some leaders of brotherly and friendly countries on the latest developments and events in the region and the world, topped by the situations in Iraq and Palestine. --More 2015 Local Time 1715 GMT
