Riyadh Stresses Importance of Collective Work, Pursuing Dialogue, Peace

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the cabinet meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the cabinet meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
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Riyadh Stresses Importance of Collective Work, Pursuing Dialogue, Peace

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the cabinet meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the cabinet meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)

The Saudi government stressed on Tuesday the importance of collective work to confront global challenges.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chaired the cabinet meeting that was held in Riyadh.

The government also underscored the need to improve conditions conducive to holding dialogue and reaching peace to establish a safer and more prosperous world for mankind, as stated by Saudi ministers during their participation at the G20 meeting for foreign ministers that was held in New Delhi.

Crown Prince Mohammed briefed the cabinet on the meetings he held with President of Mozambique Filipe Jacinto Nyusi and President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki in Riyadh. The talks focused on bilateral relations and cooperation and ways to develop and bolster them.

The government reviewed regional and international developments and reiterated Saudi Arabia’s statements, during the 40th round of the Arab Interior Ministers’ Council, on the importance of bolstering security cooperation and combating drugs and everything that poses a threat to Arab security.

The government highlighted the inauguration of the Regional Center for Climate Change in the Kingdom, saying it was part of its regional and international efforts to preserve the environment and to combat climate change, in line with its Vision 2030.

The government praised the announcement of the first batch of projects that are backed by the Private Sector Partnership Reinforcement Program, Shareek, worth over 192 billion riyals.

The ministers remarked that the projects are a “significant step” for the program to achieve its goals in developing investments in the private sector, boosting local content and increasing the Kingdom’s GDP.



Albudaiwi Urges International Community to Act Immediately to Stop Israeli Aggression in Gaza Strip

A view shows houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Anas al-Shareef
A view shows houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Anas al-Shareef
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Albudaiwi Urges International Community to Act Immediately to Stop Israeli Aggression in Gaza Strip

A view shows houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Anas al-Shareef
A view shows houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Anas al-Shareef

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi has renewed his call to the international community to assume its responsibilities and take urgent action to stop the grave Israeli aggression in Gaza Strip.
In a press release from the GCC General Secretariat, Albudaiwi stressed that one year since the start of military actions by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza, the humanitarian, security, and economic situation in the region has notably deteriorated.

According to SPA, he said, the situation necessitates immediate and decisive steps by the international community to put an end to the brutal Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people, de-escalate military operations and lift the blockade to ensure the provision of humanitarian aid and the opening of crossings, to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people.
Albudaiwi also emphasized the critical need to protect civilians, including those involved in relief and humanitarian work, who face severe dangers while fulfilling their vital roles. Furthermore, he reiterated that GCC countries consistently advocate for accountability for those responsible for crimes against humanity, for holding the Israeli government accountable for the violations committed by its forces against the defenseless Palestinian people.
He reaffirmed the GCC member states’ unwavering support for the Palestinian cause, and their commitment to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state within the June 4, 1967, borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative and relevant United Nations resolutions.
Albudaiwi called for united regional and international endeavors to secure an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza and to provide essential assistance to the Palestinian people, thus fostering stability and security in the region.