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

NEOM, September 14, 2021, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prime Minister, chaired the Cabinet's virtual session today. At the outset of the session, the Cabinet was briefed on the contents of the recent meetings aimed to strengthen and develop relations with many friendly and brotherly countries in various fields, and to continue promoting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s position and role at regional and international levels. The Cabinet reviewed a number of reports on the latest regional and international developments, reiterating the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s continuous work with the United Nations to bring peace to Yemen, as this is a priority for the Kingdom, with holding its full right to defend its security and citizens in accordance with international humanitarian law and its customary rules. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Acting Minister of Media Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi disclosed that the Cabinet stressed the contents of the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nation’s letter sent to the UN Security Council in regard to the latest attack committed by the terrorist Iran-backed Houthi Militia against the Eastern Province, Jazan and Najran in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It called upon the Security Council to assume its responsibility towards the Iran-backed Houthi militias and their weapons supplier and to deny the resources which fund their cross-border acts of aggression that threaten international peace and security and undermine international efforts to reach a comprehensive political solution in Yemen. The Cabinet reviewed the Kingdom’s participation in the 156th session of the Council of the Arab League. This includes the condemnation of Israeli attacks in Jerusalem which was expressed during the meetings held on the sidelines of the session. This is in addition to stressing the importance of imposing the mechanisms for a rapid and comprehensive inspection of all Iranian nuclear sites and strengthening joint Arab coordination to address any interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries. He added that the Cabinet reviewed the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic locally and globally, as well as the latest statistics and indexes of the health situation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in light of the decrease in COVID-19 cases and the increase in the number of citizens and residents receiving the vaccine, where the total number of administered vaccine doses is about 40 million. It stressed the importance of adhering to preventive measures and completing the COVID-19 doses to protect from severe and critical complications of COVID-19. --SPA