Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon. The Kingdom announced a $10 million donation to its budget for three years. This center was proposed by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques at the International Conference for Counter Terrorism held in Riyadh in 2005 in the presence of more than 60 countries and international organizations. This center, the first international organization to specialize in combating terrorism, contributes to defining the phenomenon of terrorism without selectivity or double standards and addresses the causes of and better effective ways of combating terrorism firmly to enhance international security and stability. The Cabinet followed with great interest the latest Palestinian cause after an application submitted by President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian National Authority to the UN Security Council to vote in favor of a full membership of the State of Palestine to the UN, stressing the support of the Kingdom to the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people in achieving their independent state with Al-Quds as its capital. Dr. Khoja stated that the Cabinet then continued discussion of its agenda and issued the following decisions: The Cabinet authorized the President of Saudi Red Crescent Authority - or his deputy- to discuss and sign with the Turkish side a memorandum of understanding between the Saudi Red Crescent Authority and the Turkish Red Crescent Society. --More
