Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Chairs Cabinet's Virtual Session

NEOM, March 2, 2021, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Prime Minister, chaired today the Cabinet's virtual session. At the outset of the session, the members of the Cabinet forwarded congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques on the success of the surgery His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has undergone, thanking Allah the Almighty for the health bestowed on him. Then, the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the contents of the telephone call he had with President Joseph Biden of the United States of America, during which they confirmed the deep rooted ties binding the two countries and underscored the importance of enhancing the partnership between them in what serves their joint interests and achieves the security and stability of the region and the world. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Acting Minister of Media Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi pointed out that the Cabinet considered the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's leading ranking for the second year in a row in the World Bank's Women, Business and the Law (WBL) 2021 report, and its ranking among the leading countries at the Middle East and North Africa level, as a result of the care of the leadership as well as a contribution of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 to supporting the implementation of legislative reforms of the systems and regulations aiming at enhancing the role of women in the economic development and raising the Kingdom's competitiveness regionally and internationally. The Cabinet reviewed developments related to the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) at the local and international levels, and statistics and indicators related to the virus, with continued fluctuation in the curve of cases in the Kingdom. The Cabinet also reviewed a set of reports on new vaccination centers in various regions, and the continuous evaluation of preventive measures. The Cabinet stressed on citizens and residents to remain committed and adherent to the precautionary measures and abide by the instructions issued by the concerned authorities in this regard. Dr. Al-Qasabi pointed out that the Cabinet valued the efficiency of the air defense system in confronting and thwarting the threats made by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia and its violations of international laws and customary rules by launching ballistic missiles and Bomb-Laden UAVs at civilians and civilian objects in the Kingdom in a deliberate and systematic manner, reiterating the Kingdom's condemnation and denunciation of these hostile and terrorist acts. --SPA