Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired today the Cabinet meeting at the Royal Court at Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. At the outset of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the cabinet on the discussions, consultations, meetings and contacts he made over the past few days with leaders and envoys of friendly countries including his meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva; Dutch Foreign Minister, participants in the 27th session of the International Understanding Forum; US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as the phone call he received from Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following the session, Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Moheiaddin Khoja said the Cabinet noted the importance of hosting conferences as well as international and regional meetings such as those that were or will be held in the Kingdom. These deal with a variety of issues including security, health, economy, culture as well as intellectual security. Dr. Khoja added that the cabinet also hailed the First Intellectual Security and Media Forum held yesterday in Riyadh under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques which discussed the continuous successes made by the Kingdom in regards to the awareness-raising programs, dialogue as well as enhancing pre-emptive measures. The Cabinet also praised the conference for addressing the future of media and publication as well as the need to keep abreast with technological breakthroughs in the field. --More
