THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ CHAIRED THE CABINET'S WEEKLY SESSION AT AL-YAMAMAH PALACE IN RIYADH ON MONDAY. AT THE OUTSET OF THE SESSION, THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES NOTED THE VISIT TO THE KINGDOM OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN SHINZO ABE, AND COMMENDED THE STRONG TIES THAT BIND THE TWO COUNTRIES: FRIENDSHIP RELATIONS, COMMON INTERESTS, AND THE TRUE DESIRE OF THE TWO SIDES TO PROMOTE FURTHER COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE IN FIELDS OF ECONOMICS, KNOWLEDGE, AND CULTURE. THE KING ALSO BRIEFED THE CABINET ON THE OUTCOME OF HIS MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY ABBAS MAHMOUD, AND ON OTHER MEETINGS, CONSULTATIONS, AND COMMUNICATIONS OVER THE PAST WEEK ON ISSUES OF THE REGION AND THE WORLD. IN A STATEMENT TO THE SAUDI PRESS AGEANCY (SPA) FOLLOWING THE SESSION, THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION IYAD BIN AMIN MADANI SAID THE COUNCIL VALUED THE GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE SCURITY MEN AND THE SUCCESS THEIR PREEMPTIVE STRIKES AGAINST THE CELLS AND SUPPORTERS OF TERRORISM HAVE ACHIEVED, APPRECIATING AT THE SAME TIME THE BACKING OF ALL SECTORS OF SCIETY FOR THE EFFORT EXERTED IN FIGHTING TERRORISM, TERRORISTS, AND THE IDEOLOGY ON WHICH THEY DRAW TO JUSTIFY THEIR EVIL ACTIONS. --MORE
