Saudi Cabinet welcomes results of Saudi-Kuwaiti coordination council ---KUNA

JEDDAH: The Saudi Cabinet has welcomed the results of the Saudi-Kuwaiti coordination council that reflected the deep-rooted fraternal relations between the two countries and their peoples in all domains. This came in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), citing Saudi Minister of Information Salman Al-Dosari after a virtual cabinet meeting led by King Salman bin Abdulaziz in Jeddah. King Salman got reassured about the complete preparations, efforts, and arrangements for this year’s hajj season, it added, noting that King Salman expressed the Kingdom’s pride in serving pilgrims. The Cabinet was briefed on the results of the Kingdom’s participation in some meetings held at the level of the GCC and the Arab League. The Cabinet said that it looks forward to further upgrading joint action for wider horizons, in line with firm historical and fraternal relations and bonds, according to the statement. The ministers commended the outputs of the 37th ministerial meeting of OPEC+, affirming that the Kingdom and seven other countries’ decision to extend a voluntary cut enhances precautionary efforts made by the OPEC+ coalition with the aim of backing stability at oil markets. The Kingdom’s hosting of World Environment Day activities on Wednesday affirmed the country’s leading role locally, regionally, and internationally, it said. The Cabinet renewed Saudi Arabia’s keenness to continue supporting international endeavors aiming to achieve security and stability in the region. The coordination council meeting was held in Kuwait on Monday under the co-chairmanship of Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya and his Saudi peer Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, with the participation of heads of sub-committees. The coordination council underlined the deep-rooted relations between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in all fields and the means of developing them and meeting the aspirations of the two countries’ leaderships. The two sides underlined the need for boosting cooperation in political fields and joint coordination on international, regional and bilateral levels. — KUNA

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