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 briefed the Cabinet on the two telephone calls he received from King Juan Carlos of Spain and the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following the session, the Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja said the Cabinet listened to a number of reports on the developments in a number of Arab countries and their repercussions at regional and international arenas. The Cabinet reviewed the outcomes of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States held in Riyadh yesterday which addressed the GCC initiative to resolve the crisis in Yemen, and decided the suspension of the initiative for the lack of appropriate circumstances for its approval. In this regard, the Cabinet expressed hope that all parties will sign the initiative as soon as possible in order to ensure the implementation of the agreement, overcome the crisis in Yemen and achieve comprehensive consensus that maintains security and stability in Yemen. --More
