The Saudi cabinet slammed as a war crime on Tuesday the Iran-backed Houthi militias’ latest attack against the Kingdom's Abha International Airport, reported the Saudi Press Agency.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held at the al-Salam Palace in Jeddah.
The cabinet underlined the Saudi-led Arab coalition’s determination to hold to account the terrorists who plotted and carried out the attack that left eight Saudi civilians and an Indian national wounded.
King Salman then briefed the ministers on the telephone calls he held with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Monday.
The ministers then turned to the participation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, at last week’s G20 summit in Osaka.
They hailed the speech he delivered during the closing session of the global summit in which he had underlined the importance of bolstering international cooperation and coordination in tackling complex and complicated challenges confronting the world.
Saudi Arabia is set to host the 2020 G20 summit.
The cabinet also praised Crown Prince Mohammed for the meetings he held with global leaders in Japan, including US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The cabinet was then briefed on the Crown Prince’s official visit to South Korea last week and his discussions with President Moon Jae-in and several officials.
The trip highlighted the strength of Saudi-Korean ties and reflected the desire by both countries to bolster cooperation in all field in line with the Saudi-Korean Vision 2030.
Addressing regional developments, the cabinet strongly condemned the storming of the Bahraini embassy in Baghdad and the rioting that took place in the premises.
It hailed the Iraqi government for taking the necessary measures to ensure the safety of the diplomatic mission and said it stands by Baghdad and Manama in all matters that help boost regional security and stability.
Protesters stormed the embassy last week over Manama’s hosting of a US-led economic workshop that is part of the yet undisclosed Middle East peace plan proposed by Washington.
