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.



Saudi Arabia, Egypt Stress Need for Immediate Ceasefire in Lebanon, Gaza

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abduallah and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty meet in Riyadh in August. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abduallah and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty meet in Riyadh in August. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia, Egypt Stress Need for Immediate Ceasefire in Lebanon, Gaza

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abduallah and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty meet in Riyadh in August. (SPA)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abduallah and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty meet in Riyadh in August. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia and Egypt stressed on Friday the need for an “immediate and permanent ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza.”

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abduallah held telephone talks with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty to discuss the situation in Lebanon and the Israeli escalation in the region, given the ongoing coordination and cooperation between Riyadh and Cairo.

An Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman said the FMs condemned the Israeli assault on Lebanon that has left hundreds dead and wounded.

He stressed Saudi Arabia and Egypt’s “full solidarity with Lebanon and its brotherly people during this crisis.”

They underlined the importance of offering all forms of humanitarian assistance to the people and enabling the state and all of its institutions to perform their duties and impose its sovereignty throughout the country.

The FMs expressed their categorical rejection of any measures that may impact Lebanon’s sovereignty across its territories.

Moreover, they warned that the prolongation of the escalation may have consequences on the people of the region.

Prince Faisal and Abdelatty called for the full implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1701 by all concerned parties.

Furthermore, the FMs called on the international community, especially the Security Council, to assume its responsibilities in reaching an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza.

Saudi Arabia and Egypt will continue to coordinate to address the dangers in the Arab region caused by the Israeli assault against the Lebanese and Palestinian people.