Saudi Cabinet praises Riyadh Summit

Saudi Cabinet renewed its support for the measures taken by Bahraini government to protect its security and stability during the current critical period, expressing it condemnation to the terrorist attack witnessed in the Egyptian governorate of Minya. The Saudi government stressed its support for Egypt’s measures aiming to defend its security and protect its people.
The Saudi government also has condemned the suicide bomb attack that targeted a bus station east of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta and the explosion witnessed in the city of Manchester in the United Kingdom. The Saudi cabinet on Monday welcomed Saudi-US commitment to the decades-long relationship between the two nations, enhancing stability, security and prosperity.
On the joint communique issued after US President Donald Trump’s state visit to the Kingdom, the cabinet appreciated the common stance on confronting mutual foes.
The cabinet, chaired by King Salman, said the agreement aims to deepen existing ties between the longstanding allies and seeks to build a strategic path to peace and prosperity for the 21st century.
The Joint Saudi-American Strategic Vision carves out a new path towards a Middle East that enjoys peace and shows the two countries' resolve to bolster security and counter extremist discourse and funding, in addition to cementing defense cooperation, the cabinet said.
The Saudi Cabinet expressed its appreciation to Riyadh Declaration announced at the end of the visit conducted by U.S President Donald Trump, stressing the need for cooperation between the countries of the region and their international allies to fight against terrorism during the coming period
The statement placed emphasis on fighting terrorism by all means and agreed on the necessity to contain Iran's interventions in the internal affairs of other countries and its ignition of sectarian seditions, backing up of terrorism and armed proxies. The statement added that Iran's interference poses a threat to regional as well as world security.
The Cabinet on Monday appreciated the leading role and achievements made by the late Crown Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz toward his religion and nation.The Cabinet also praised the awarding of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif with an honorary doctorate in combating terrorism from King Abdulaziz University.
The Cabinet, chaired by King Salman, was briefed on a number of reports and, in this context, touched on services provided by different government agencies to Umrah performers and visitors of the Two Holy Mosques as well as their preparations for the coming holy month of Ramadan.
The Cabinet welcomed the 17th forum of Haj and Umrah research in Madinah. The Cabinet hailed recommendations of the “world conference on the rights of the Prophet’s ompanions and his wives,” which was organized by the Islamic University in Madinah. Recommendations included establishing an international prize in the name of King Salman to be given to distinguished studies on the virtues and ethics of the Prophet’s companions and wives.
 The Cabinet also stressed that the issuance of a quarterly report of the current fiscal year 2017 on the state budget comes in the framework of the government’s commitment to transparency and financial disclosure at a time when work is underway to apply initiatives of the National Transformation Program (NTP) and the Saudi Vision 2030.