RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, on Tuesday reiterated the Kingdom’s call for a complete ceasefire in Gaza and providing protection to the Palestinian people, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency after the session, Minister of Media Salman bin Yousef Al-Dosari said that the cabinet discussed measures to develop vital and promising sectors, in line with the Vision 2030 goals.
The Cabinet discussed the latest regional and international developments and emphasized the need for the global community to take further action to bring about a ceasefire in Gaza Strip, protect the Palestinian people, and to hold the Israeli occupation forces accountable for their constant violation of international law and humanitarian law.
The meeting reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s commitment to pursue and promote peace, lend support to initiatives that contribute to regional stability and security.
The Cabinet lauded the ambitious vision presented at the Real Estate Future Forum, which attracted an international audience.
The meeting was informed that many agreements signed at the event are indication of a promising future for the sector.
The Cabinet authorized the minister of energy, or a deputy, to sign a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the oil, gas and minerals sectors with China.
It also approved a MoU for cooperation between Saudi Ministry of Sport and Portugal in the field of sports.
Saudi Cabinet approves several MoUs
The Cabinet approved the protocol annexed to the Agreement on the Formation of the High-Level Joint Committee by Saudi Arabia and China.
It permitted the minister of foreign affairs, or a deputy, to discuss and sign with the Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) a draft headquarters agreement between Saudi Arabia and IMCTC.
The Cabinet authorized the minister of environment, water and agriculture, or a deputy, to hold talks and sign a draft memorandum of understanding with the Environment and Ecology Bureau of Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, in the area of environment.
The Cabinet under King Salman authorized the minister of investment, or a deputy, to hold talks with the Serbian counterpart to sign a memorandum of understanding for cooperation to stimulate direct investment.
It also approved the Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services’ joining the International Transport Forum.
The session approved an economic cooperation agreement between Saudi Arabia and Latvia.
The Cabinet authorized the minister of economy and planning, to hold discussion with the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development of Kuwait and sign, a draft memorandum of understanding in the field of economy and planning.
It approved the general reference agreement between Saudi Arabia with governments of other countries to exchange information on issues pertaining to taxes, and authorizing the minister of finance and chairman of the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, to hold talks with other states’ counterparts, and sign, draft agreements to exchange information related to this area.
