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THE CABINET EXPRESSES ITS APPRECIATION OF THE GREAT EFFORTS EXERTED BY THE SECURITY FORCES IN THE KINGDOM TO TRACK DOWN TERRORISTS PLANS. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz chaired the Cabinet's weekly session at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh. At the outset of the session, the monarch briefed the Cabinet on the overall contacts and consultations he held over the previous days with state leaders and their envoys on bilateral relations and issues of the region and the world. On the situation in Lebanon, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques emphasized the necessity for all Lebanese to work together, to unite their ranks and to strengthen Lebanon's security and stability. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques also stressed that legitimacy, reason, wisdom and the language of dialogue should prevail in Lebanon so that the current circumstances will be overcome. The continuation of these circumstances will harm Lebanon's stability, prosperity, national unity and the independence of its political decisions, the king said. King Abdullah also affirmed the kingdom's full support for the interest and the good of Lebanon. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following the session, the Minister of Culture and Information Iyad Bin Amin Madani said that the Cabinet welcomed the convention of the 27th session of the forthcoming summit of the supreme council of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in Riyadh. The Cabinet hopes that the summit will reach positive and practical outcomes to develop the march of the joint gulf action, to strengthen unified Arab efforts, to support the region's security and stability and to embody the GCC countries commitment to Islam as a religion, law and system. On domestic affairs, the Cabinet expressed its appreciation of the great efforts exerted by the security forces in the kingdom which track down the movements of suspected individuals affected by the deviating thought and carry out pre-empted operations in a number of the kingdom's regions. These operations have led to apprehending a number of suspects who committed themselves to harming the kingdom' s security and resources. All people have the responsibility of confronting intellectually, socially, and culturally the sources of the deviating thought which defame Islam and harm the homeland, the Cabinet noted. The Minister of Culture and Information said the Cabinet then reviewed the local items on its agenda and issued the following decisions: The Cabinet approved the items reached by the GCC economic and financial ministerial committee held in Abu-Dhabi on 14/5/1427 H. as they appear in the minutes of the 71st meeting, regarding the exemption from custom fees of imported coal and wood. The Cabinet endorsed the resolution issued by the GCC summit held in Bahrain from 8 - 9 Zul-Qaeda 1425 H., accrediting the pesticides system bill nullifying the previous regulation on trade in agricultural pesticides which was issued by the Cabinet on 10 Muharram 1395 H. The minister of agriculture is slated to issue the executive regulation of the system and its relevant decisions mentioned in article (5) of the system within 90 days of the date of approving it. The system aims at regulating the production, importation and circulation of pesticides in the GCC member countries. Importation, manufacturing or circulation of any pesticide is embargoed unless a license from the concerned authority in the respective country is obtained according to the executive regulation of the system. The Secretary General of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Abdul-Rahmanbin Hamad Al-Attiyah praised the approval given at a meeting held by the Saudi Council of Ministers under the chairmanship of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, on the application of the decision by the GCC Supreme Council at its 25th meeting in Bahrain on the law of pesticides in GCC countries. In a statement, Al-Attiyah stressed that the endorsement of the GCC pesticides law by the Saudi Cabinet would contribute to the protection of soil and agricultural production from risks in the GCC countries. The Secretary General expressed his deep appreciation for this decision and said he was extremely proud of the considerable efforts undertaken by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud and his brothers - Their Majesties and Their Highnesses, the leaders of the GCC countries in the Security Council to reflect the reality of concrete cooperation reflecting keenness to support the joint work march and push forward the progress and prosperity of all, ensuring benefits, progress and advancement of the peoples and countries of the GCC up to the level of their desired integration. The GCC is made up of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. |
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