The Cabinet commended the hospitality and welcome accorded to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the accompanying delegation during his visit to the Egypt's Council of Representatives and the great public reception that reflects the depth of the close ties between the two countries and the two brotherly peoples, appreciating the contents of the speech delivered by the King before the Egyptian Parliament in which he confirmed the influential role of the Council in the promotion of the historical relations between the two countries, and that the basic foundation of relations at all levels is the firm conviction among the Saudi and Egyptian peoples that the two countries are interdependent brothers. The Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Council on the contents of the message received by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques from the Prime Minister of the Republic of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn and the results of receiving the Ministers of Youth and Sports of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States and Speaker of the US House of Representatives Paul Ryan and a number of its members. The Cabinet reiterated the contents of the speech delivered by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, upon receiving the Minister of Housing and the Ministry's senior officials and those interested in housing in the public and private sectors, and his confirmation that the state is firmly going on paces of the growth and development with the commitment to its pure faith and preserving it and will continue the construction and completion of this march towards the comprehensive and balanced development in all regions of the Kingdom, and that the provision of suitable housing for citizens and means of a decent life are of his priorities and personal attention. The Cabinet was also briefed on the outcome of the meeting of the Supreme Hajj Committee, headed by Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, commending the great attention and prestige as well as generous patronage being accorded by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the Two Holy Mosques, pilgrims, Umrah performers and visitors and his great keenness, ongoing follow-up and permanent directives that great efforts of care and patronage provided by the concerned authorities to pilgrims and Umrah performers should be equal to the sanctity and magnification of the Two Holy Mosques and the honor being bestowed by God Almighty upon the Kingdom as leadership and people to serve Islam and take care of the holy sites as well as the provision of safety, security and reassurance to their visitors of pilgrims and Umrah performers, and the confirmation on deterring whoever tries to harm the security of Hajj and pilgrims. --More 21:27 LOCAL TIME 18:27 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w