VICE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD CHAIRED THE SESSION HELD BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS HERE TODAY. AT THE OUTSET OF THE SESSION, PRINCE SULTAN BRIEFED THE COUNCIL ON THE TALKS AND CONSULTATIONS HE HELD OVER THE PREVIOUS DAYS WITH LEADERS AND ENVOYS OF A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORLD. IN A STATEMENT TO THE SAUDI PRESS AGENCY FOLLOWING THE SESSION, MINISTER OF TRANSPORT AND ACTING MINISTER OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION DR. JBARAH BIN EID ALSRAISRI SAID THE COUNCIL HIGHLY APPRECIATED THE GREAT EFFORTS EXERTED BY THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ IN SERVING THE HOMELAND, THE CITIZENS AND THE CAUSES OF THE ARAB AND ISLAMIC NATIONS REGIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, AND HIS ENDEAVOUR IN PROMOTING PEACE, STABILITY AND SECURITY IN VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE WORLD, TOPPED BY THE MIDDLE EAST REGION. --MORE