Akhir 16, 1432 / March 21, 2011, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet session held at Al-Yamamah Palace here today. At the outset of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques expressed his thanks and appreciation to the people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for their sincere feelings towards his royal address and the royal orders he issued last Friday which aim at achieving better welfare for the citizens and supporting the civil and military state institutions. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques directed the concerned ministers and officials to implement those orders immediately. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following the session, the Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja said the Cabinet expressed appreciation and sincere thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for the speech he addressed to the citizens as well as the royal orders that paid attention to achieving prosperity and welfare for the citizens in addition to supporting state institutions and sectors. The Cabinet also said that these royal orders reflect appreciation of the citizens' role in building their homeland and contributing actively to the construction of its landmarks. Then, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the contacts, messages and consultations that took place during the last week with a number of leaders of brotherly and friendly countries on the bilateral relations and the developments at regional and international arenas, including the messages he sent to President Umar Hassan Al-Bashir of the Sudan, President Bashar Al-Asad of Syria and President Hu Jintao of China; in addition to the telephone calls he received from King Juan Carlos of Spain, President Barack Obama of the United States and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom. --More
