The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, presided over the session held by the Council of Ministers, (Tuesday), at the Peace Palace in Jeddah.
At the beginning of the session, the Cabinet was briefed on the contents of the phone calls that took place between Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the President of the French Republic, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, and the President of the People's Republic of China, and what they included in reviewing relations and aspects of partnership and strengthening cooperation with The kingdom. In a statement after the session, Minister of Information Salman bin Youssef Al-Dossary stated that the cabinet then dealt with the outcomes of the ministerial meeting of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf in its (155th) session, and the contents it contained on developments in joint Gulf action, and developments in political issues. at the regional and international levels. The Council reviewed the latest developments in the global arena, once again condemning attempts to burn the Holy Qur’an, stressing the need to consolidate the values of dialogue, tolerance and respect, and reject everything that spreads hatred and extremism. The Council of Ministers reviewed the topics on its agenda, including topics that the Shura Council participated in studying. It also reviewed the conclusions of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, the Council of Political and Security Affairs, the General Committee of the Council of Ministers, and the Council of Experts in the Council of Ministers. The Council concluded the following: First: Authorizing the Minister of Energy, Chairman of the Board of Directors of King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy – or his representative – to discuss with the International Atomic Energy Agency regarding a draft agreement between King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the International Energy Agency The offspring regarding the Junior Professional Employees Program, signing it, and then uploading the final signed version, to complete the regular procedures. Second: Approving the accession of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the International Coffee Agreement. Third: Approval of a headquarters agreement between the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the International Council of Dates. Fourth: Approval of a memorandum on granting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia the status of a dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Fifth: Authorizing the Minister of Culture – or his representative – to discuss with the Senegalese and Argentine sides regarding two draft memorandums of understanding for cooperation in the cultural field between the Ministry of Culture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Culture and Historical Heritage in the Republic of Senegal, and the Ministry of Culture in the Argentine Republic, sign them, and then raise The two final signed copies, to complete the legal procedures. Sixth: Authorizing the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance – or his representative – to discuss with the Turkish side a draft memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Presidency of Religious Affairs in the Republic of Turkey in the field of Islamic affairs, sign it, and then upload the copy signed final, to complete the formal procedures. Seventh: Approval of a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of tourism between the Ministry of Tourism in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism in the Kingdom of Spain. Eighth: Authorizing the Minister of Transport and Logistics and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority of Civil Aviation – or his representative – to sign a draft agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the field of air transport services, and then submit the final signed copy, to complete the procedures. regularity. Ninth: Authorizing the Minister of Education, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation – or his representative – to discuss with the Chinese side a draft memorandum of understanding in the field of technical and vocational training between the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Commerce in the People's Republic of China, and to sign And then upload the final signed copy to complete the legal procedures. Tenth: Approval of a cooperation agreement between the Presidency of State Security in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) in the Republic of India in the field of combating terrorist crimes and its financing. Eleventh: Authorizing the President of the General Audit Institution – or his representative – to discuss with the Chinese side a draft memorandum of understanding between the General Audit Institution in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the National Audit Office in the People's Republic of China for cooperation in the field of accounting, oversight and professional work, and sign it, and then Upload the final signed copy, to complete the legal procedures. Twelfth: Applying the administrative organization of the governorates (Jeddah, Taif, and Al-Ahsa) – issued by item (First) of Cabinet Resolution No. (187) dated 9/5/1435 AH – to the governorates (Qatif, Khamis Mushait, Al-Khobar, Jubail, and Hafr Al-Batin, and Kharj, and Yanbu). Thirteenth: Amending Clause (Fourth) of the provisions regulating the National Tobacco Control Committee to be as follows: “The committee shall have a secretariat based in the Public Health Authority in Riyadh.” Fourteenth: Amending a number of articles organizing the Human Rights Commission, issued by Cabinet Resolution No. (207) dated 8/8/1426 AH. Fifteenth: Approval of two promotions to the (fourteenth) rank, as follows: – The promotion of Eng. Fawzan bin Abdulaziz bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan to the position of (General Manager) at the (fourteenth) rank at the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing. Abdulaziz bin Hussein bin Nasser Al-Maliki is promoted to the position of (Financial Adviser) at the (fourteenth) rank at the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers. The Council of Ministers also reviewed a number of general topics on its agenda, including annual reports of the Ministry of Culture, the Royal Commission for Al-Ula Governorate, the National Risk Council, the Equestrian Authority, and the Prince Sultan Center for Defense Studies and Research, and the Council has taken the necessary measures regarding these issues.
Okaz (Jeddah)