Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the meeting of the cabinet on Monday afternoon in the Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. At the beginning of the meeting, the cabinet heard a number of reports on the developments of events and their implications in a number of Arab countries and the latest developments at the international arena. In his statement to Saudi Press Agency following the session, the Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja said in this regard, the cabinet reviewed efforts on the situation in Syria at both Arab and Muslim levels, commending the continuing the cooperative efforts of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to contain the Syrian crisis. The cabinet reiterated the Kingdom's condemnation of all attacks aimed at diplomatic missions, without exception, and called for the need to adhere strictly and precisely to international agreements which guarantee the inviolability of diplomatic missions and the safety of their employees. The cabinet condemned the illegal Israeli practices in the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel's violations and aggressions against the Palestinian people, including the approval of the construction of six hundred and fifty new settlement units and the building of a road to link the settlements with occupied Alquds in order to isolate the holy city from its Palestinian surroundings and change its demographic nature. On the occasion of observing the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the cabinet called on the international community to take a firm and united stand toward the Palestinian people's winning of their freedom, independence and their legitimate rights; to end the injustice they suffer, and to firmly pressure Israel to abandon the logic of force, opt for the choice of peace, and recognize the Palestinian people's right to establish their independent state with Alquds as its capital in accordance with the resolutions of international legitimacy and international law. --More
