THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD CHAIRED THE CABINET'S WEEKLY SESSION AT AL-YAMAMAH PALACE IN RIYADH ON MONDAY. ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SECOND YEAR OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE SHOURA COUNCIL, THE KING EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION OF THE IMPORTANT ROLE THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN PLAYING IN THE MARCH OF DEVELOPMENT THROUGH VOICING ITS OPINIONS AND PROVIDING RELEVANT REGULATIONS. THE MONARCH ALSO EXPRESSED HIS CONTINUAL CONFIDENCE IN THE COUNCILS ABILITY TO SHOULDER RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS THE HOMELAND AND ITS CITIZENS. IN A STATEMENT TO THE SAUDI PRESS AGENCY (SPA) FOLLOWING THE SESSION, THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION IYAD BIN AMIN MADANI SAID THAT THE CABINET CONSIDERED THE ANNUAL ADDRESS OF THE KING AT THE SHOURA COUNCIL ON SATURDAY A HISTORICAL VISION THAT SHOULD BE PURSUED AS A GUIDANCE FOR THE STRATEGIES, OBJECTIVES AND PLANS OF THE STATE, GOVERNMENTAL BODIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY. THE ADDRESS PLACED STRESS ON THE GOVERNMENT'S UNWAVERING FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMITMENT TO SHARIA: THE PROMOTION OF UNITY: ADHERENCE TO THE ISLAMIC WAY INHERITED FROM ANCESTORS TO SUCCESSORS: THE SPREAD OF JUSTICE INDISCRIMINATELY AMONG PEOPLE: AND THE RENEWAL OF DETERMINATION TO ERADICATE THE DEVIATING GROUP. IT ALSO EMPHASIZED THE CONTINUAL WORK ON ACHIEVING CITIZENS' PROSPERITY: CONTINUAL PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT AND BALANCED GROWTH: THE DEEPENING OF THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE: LIBERALIZATION OF ECONOMY: COMMITMENT TO FIGHTING CORRUPTION: ELIMINATION OF RED-TAPE: AND RAISING OF THE EFFICIENCY OF GOVERNMENTAL WORKS. THE ADDRESS ALSO UNDERLINED THE KINGDOM'S COMMITMENT TO THE BONDS WITH ARAB BROTHERS AND THE DEFENSE OF THEIR LEGITIMATE RIGHTS, AS WELL AS ITS COMMITMENT TO THE STANDS OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION WITH ALL, AND TO THE BELIEF THAT THE WORLD'S PROSPERITY IS INDIVISIBLE. --MORE 20 46 LOCAL TIME 17 46 GMT
