Riyadh: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet session held here today. The Cabinet was briefed on the message that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques received from Republic of Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, and the two phone calls His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received from President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Luiz In¡cio Lula.
According to Saudi Press Agency, the Cabinet reviewed the outcomes of HRH the Crown Prince's meeting with Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Kyriakos Mitsotakis and of the strategic partnership council between the two friendly countries, which included reviewing cooperation ties and means to enhance them across various fields and exchanging views on developments of mutual interest and ongoing efforts in this regard.
In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency following the session, Minister of Media Salman Al-Dossary highlighted the Cabinet's discussion of current regional and international developments. The Cabinet commended the broad international participation in the recent ministerial meetings on Syria hosted by the Kingdom, which aim to support the Syrian people through humanitarian and economic assistance and to help them rebuild Syria as a unified, independent, and secure nation for all its citizens. The Cabinet emphasized that Syria must be free from terrorism and any aggression against its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Cabinet reiterated the Kingdom's call upon the international community to fulfill its responsibility in halting Israel's ongoing violations of international law and norms. The Cabinet stressed the importance of respecting state sovereignty and territorial integrity to prevent further escalation of regional crises and to support efforts toward achieving a just and comprehensive peace.
The Cabinet reviewed the Kingdom's ongoing international development and humanitarian relief efforts, which aim to alleviate the suffering of those in need worldwide, guided by the principles and values of Islam.
The Cabinet tackled other items on its agenda and issued several decisions, including the approval of various memoranda of understanding and cooperation agreements in fields such as energy, Islamic affairs, health, anti-corruption, intellectual property, combating terrorism crimes, outer space exploration, and administrative development with countries including Chad, Nigeria, Grenada, Djibouti, Turkey, China, Brazil, and Bahrain.