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

NEOM, May 26, 2021, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Prime Minister, chaired on Tuesday the Cabinet's virtual session. At the outset of the session, the Cabinet was briefed on the contents of consultations and talks that took place during the past days between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and several fraternal and brotherly countries. The talks dealt with regional and international relations and developments, with emphasis on standing with the international community in all that serves the security of the world and the restoration of peace. The Cabinet reviewed developments of the situation and political issues in the region, reaffirming that the Kingdom will continue its efforts at all levels to stop the Israeli measures and attacks by communicating with all relevant parties to exert pressure on the occupation government and to find a just settlement for the Palestinian issue; to achieve the aspirations of the brotherly Palestinian people in establishing their independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with international legitimacy decisions and the Arab Peace Initiative. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Acting Minister of Media Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi stated that the Cabinet expressed the Kingdom's support for the efforts aimed at preserving the security, stability, and well-being of Sudan, its brotherly people. In this regard, the Cabinet welcomed the fruitful outcomes of the International Conference to Support the Sudanese Transition. During the Conference, the Kingdom provided a grant to cover part of the financing gap for Sudan with the International Monetary Fund and transfer its balance in the emergency accounts and deferred fees at the Fund to deal with arrears and reduce the burden of debt. The Cabinet renewed the Kingdom's affirmation during the Summit on Financing African Economies, which was held in Paris, in terms of its continuing pioneering role in promoting development and investment in African countries, and its support for international and regional efforts to lay the foundations for security, stability, conflict resolution. Moreover, combating extremism and terrorist groups in the Sahel and Saharan countries and developing the security capabilities and helping the African countries out of the debt spiral, and guarantee these countries the ability to exploit their revenues and capabilities. Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi pointed out that the Cabinet followed the COVID-19 pandemic developments regionally and internationally and the efforts made so that the curve of confirmed cases in the Kingdom return to the lowest point, as the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered reached 13 million throughout the Kingdom. He stressed the importance of continue adhering to precautionary measures. --SPA