THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ CHAIRED THE CABINET' S WEEKLY SESSION AT AL-SALAM PALACE IN JEDDAH ON MONDAY. AT THE OUTSET OF THE SESSION, THE MONARCH BRIEFED THE CABINET ON CONTACTS, MEETINGS AND CONSULTATIONS HELD OVER THE PREVIOUS DAYS. THE KING LAUDED IN THIS REGARD HIS MEETING WITH TURKISH PREMIER RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN IN JEDDAH ON SATURDAY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THE KINGDOM AND TURKEY AS THE TWO COUNTRIES ARE BOUND BY RELIGION, CULTURE AND JOINT UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES OF THE REGION AND THE WORLD. 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 REVIEWED THE CONTENTS OF CONSULTATIVE MEETING BETWEEN THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) COUNTRIES, EGYPT AND JORDAN AND U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE IN CAIRO LAST TUESDAY. THE CABINET AFFIRMED THE KINGDOM'S PRINCIPLED STANDS ON SUPPORTING SECURITY, PEACE AND PROSPERITY OF LEBANON; ON URGING PALESTINIAN LEADERSHIPS TO UNIFY THEIR RANKS AND WORK TOGETHER TO ADVANCE A REAL PEACE PROCESS IN PALESTINE; ON SUPPORTING IRAQ'S UNITY AND ON CONFRONTING ATTEMPTS TO DIVIDE, DISINTEGRATE AND CHANGE THE DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE OF ITS MAJOR CITIES. THEN THE MONARCH ADDRESSED THE CABINET ON ALLAH'S BLESSINGS AND REWARDS IN THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN AND ITS LAST TEN DAYS, CALLING ON ALL MUSLIMS TO GET BENEFIT OF THE BLESSINGS. THE KING ALSO STRESSED THAT THE ACTIONS OF ALL OFFICIALS SHOULD COMMENSURATE WITH THE SANCTITY OF THESE BLESSED DAYS PARTICULARLY THOSE OFFICIALS IN CHARGE OF ISLAMIC CALL, GUIDANCE AND MEDIA AFFAIRS. --MORE
