Head of the Egyptian Society for International Law and Egyptian former Minister of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Mufid Shehab has expressed thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Government of the Kingdom for their support for Egypt. In a speech during a society's seminar in Cairo on the Saudi decision to reject membership of the Security Council, he hailed the strength of relations between the Kingdom and Egypt. Dr. Mufid Shehab reviewed history of Saudi-Egyptian relations. On the decision of the kingdom to reject membership of the Security Council, Dr. Shihab said that the Kingdom despite the rejection believes in the message and goals of the United Nations.