Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz stressed on Tuesday that the Kingdom will continue along its path to protect integrity and combat and eliminate corruption.
He made his remarks while presiding over a cabinet session in the capital Riyadh.
He hailed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime minister, Minister of Defense and Chairman of Anti-Corruption Committee, for his efforts as well as the committee's work in completing the tasks assigned to it.
King Salman stated that the audit agencies must bolster their roles to ensure that public funds are protected and preserved.
He then briefed the ministers on the details of the message he had received from the president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
Information Minister Turki al-Shabanah said that the cabinet also discussed the latest regional and international developments.
He highlighted the inaugural meeting of the Saudi-German political consultations, which tackled bilateral relations, joint cooperation and combating extremism and terrorism.
In addition, the cabinet lauded the consultative meeting of ministers of foreign affairs of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt and Jordan, which was held in Jordan and discussed current developments in the region.
