RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet on Tuesday strongly rejected the Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip, while stressing the need for immediate ceasefire and prevent the forced displacement of the population, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
According to the SPA the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, chaired the Cabinet session.
In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency after the session, Minister of Media Salman bin Yousef Al-Dosari said that the cabinet discussed the developments in the Palestinian arena and the international efforts in this regard.
The Cabinet was also briefed on the meetings and talks senior Saudi officials had with counterparts in different countries over the past few days with the aim of strengthening cooperation, coordination, and multilateral actions.
The Cabinet reviewed the outcomes of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit, third South Summit of the G77 and China, and of the IGAD Summit, in which Saudi Arabia played a key role, as it does in international politics and economics.
The Cabinet discussed the Saudi delegation’s contribution to the World Economic Forum, which was held in Davos. The meeting was also told that Riyadh will host a special session of the forum on “Global Cooperation, Growth and Energy” in April.
The Cabinet approved an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Korea regarding exemption from short-term visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, special and official passports.
The meeting also authorized the minister of foreign affairs, or a deputy, to discuss and sign a draft memorandum of understanding with the Cambodian counterpart on political consultations.
The Saudi Cabinet during the session approved the Arab Convention for the Prevention and Combating of Human Cloning.
The Cabinet approved a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia and the Environment Authority of Oman in the field of environment.
Saudi Cabinet Issues Several Decisions
The Cabinet approved an agreement between the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia and the Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) to cooperate in the field of environment.
It approved a memorandum of understanding between Saudi Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China to facilitate the travel of Chinese tourist delegations to Saudi Arabia.
The Cabinet under King Salman authorized the minister of investment, or a deputy, to discuss and sign a draft memorandum of understanding with the Mauritian side to promote direct investment.
It approved a memorandum of understanding regarding cooperation in the future of transport and innovation in the transport, logistics and road sectors between the Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea.
The Cabinet authorized the president of the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority to discuss and sign a draft memorandum of understanding with the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences regarding cooperation in training to fight corruption.
It also approved a memorandum of cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Malaysia regarding mutual recognition of halal certification for local products.
The Cabinet allowed the minister of culture, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language, to discuss and sign a draft memorandum of understanding between the academy and the Mohammed bin Zayed University for Humanities in the United Arab Emirates.
It approved a memorandum of cooperation between the King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) of Saudi Arabia and the National Archives of India.
