The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet session held at Al-Salam Palace here this afternoon. At the outset of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the talks he held with King Abdullah II of Jordan, reaffirming the depth of brotherly relations binding the two countries and the keenness to promote cooperation between them, and that the Kingdom is standing beside its sisterly the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in every way that may secure the mutual interest of the two fraternal peoples. He, also, briefed the Cabinet on the content of a message he received from the President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari. Following the session, Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja said, in a press statement he made to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), that the session has listened to a number of reports on the current events and their fallouts on the Arab arena, stressing the importance of giving priority to the national interests above any other goals in order to achieve security and stability and to stem bloodshed. In the context of the Cabinet's follow-up of the international endeavors aiming at reviving the peace process in the Middle East, the Cabinet expressed welcome to the Republic of France's initiative to launch Palestinian-Israeli negotiations on the basis of Israeli withdrawal to the borders of 1967, to start negotiations on borders and security, to pave the way for tackling the other crucial issues ahead among which the topic of Al-Quds within a limited period and reaching the goal of establishing the independent Palestinian state in the context of two-states solution within a timetable not to exceed a year. On the other hand, the Cabinet congratulated the Secretary General of the United Nations Organization Ban Ki Moon on the occasion of being re-elected for another term, wishing him all success and luck to carry on performing his duties in order to secure peace, security and stability for the world's peoples. -- More
