Washington, Sha'ban 10, 1437, May 17, 2016, SPA -- Senator John McCain, Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, has expressed his appreciation of the great efforts exerted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for supporting legitimacy in Yemen and protecting the Yemeni people from the Houthi militias. He also expressed concern over the Iranian regime's policies in the Arab region and its interferences in the internal affairs of some countries in the region. This came during a meeting between the delegation of Majlis Al-Shura led by Dr. Mohammed bin Ameen Al-Jeffri, Vice Speaker of Majlis Al-Shura, and Senator John McCain in Washington yesterday. During the meeting, John McCain also stressed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an important state in combating terrorism, expressing regret that the international community ignored the criminal offenses committed by Bashar Al-Assad against the Syrian people. For his part, Dr. Al-Jeffri thanked Senator John McCain for his noble stances towards the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He also lauded the historic and strategic relations binding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America. Al-Jeffri also highlighted the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arab coalition's efforts in Yemen which came in response to appeal of the Yemeni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi for supporting the Yemeni people against Houthi and Saleh coup militias, pointing out the Kingdom's efforts in the field of combating terrorism. --More 18:18 LOCAL TIME 15:18 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w