المملكة: The Council of Ministers confirms the Kingdom’s support for Syria and Lebanon

His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister – may God protect him – chaired the session held by the Council of Ministers, today, in Riyadh.
At the beginning of the session; His Highness the Crown Prince, the Council of Ministers, briefed on the content of his phone call to the President of the United States of America, Donald Ji Trump, and the content of his reception – may God protect him – Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, Georgia Miloni, and the during them to review the prospects for relations between the Kingdom and their two countries in various fields, in addition to Search regional and international developments.

Support Syria and Lebanon

In this context, the Council expressed the aspiration that the establishment of the strategic partnership council between the governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Italian Republic contributes to promoting bilateral communication and cooperation at all levels; In order to achieve common interests and benefits.
In his statement to the Saudi Press Agency after the session, the Minister of Information said that the Council dealt with the results of the visit of His Highness the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Lebanese Republic and the Syrian Arab Republic, reaffirming the Kingdom’s standing alongside the two countries and their two brotherly peoples, and supporting efforts to restore their natural place In their Arab and international surroundings.

World Economic Forum

The Council of Ministers praised the participation of the Kingdom delegation in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss city of Davos; One of the contents of the continuous progress in achieving the targets (Saudi Vision 2030), and the most prominent initiatives and contributions supporting the reformulation of the global economy approach, payment of transformational innovation, and the launch of human capabilities.
The Council promised to announce the Kingdom’s hosting of the World Economic Forum periodically; Emphasizing its leadership as a global center for international dialogue, and its role in shaping the features of the global agenda for development, and consolidating multilateral action in order to achieve prosperity for all.

Decisions of the Council of Ministers

The Council reviewed the topics on its agenda, among them topics that the Shura Council participated in studying, as well as what was concluded by both the Council of Political and Security Affairs, Economic Affairs and Development, the General Committee of the Council of Ministers, and the Cabinet Experts Authority regarding it, and it has ended The Council is the following:
First: Approval of a memorandum of understanding between the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the government of the Republic of the Philippines to cooperate in the field of energy.
Second: The delegation of His Royal Highness and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the King Abdulaziz House – or his representative – to sign a project for a memorandum of cooperation between the King Abdulaziz House in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Federal Archive Agency in the Russian Federation.
Third: Approval of a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Sports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the General Authority for Sports in the Kingdom of Bahrain to cooperate in the field of sports.
Fourth: The authorization of His Royal Highness the Minister of Interior – or his representative – to discuss with the Chinese side regarding a draft cooperation agreement in the field of using and replacing leadership licenses between the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the government of the People’s Republic of China, and signing it.
Fifth: The authorization of His Highness the Minister of Foreign Affairs – or his representative – to discuss with the North Macedonian side regarding a draft general agreement for cooperation between the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the government of the Northern Republic of Macedonia, and signing it.
Sixth: Approval of a memorandum of understanding in the field of cybersecurity between the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the government of the Republic of Djibouti.
Seventh: Approval of a memorandum of cooperation in the field of small and medium enterprises between each of the Public Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (facilities) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Semida) of the Ministry of Industry and Production in the government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Eighth: Approval of a memorandum of cooperation in the field of intellectual property between the Saudi Intellectual Property Commission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the General Directorate of Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in the Republic of Indonesia.
Ninth: Approval of a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of Arabic language between the King Salman International Complex for Arabic in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the National Farabi University in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Tenth: Approving the controls for buying and renting government agencies for vehicles.
Eleventh: Approval of the national plan to combat the pollution of the marine environment with oil and other harmful materials in emergency cases.
Twelfth: Approving the final accounts of the Diriyah Gate Development Authority, the General Authority for Military Industry, the Asir Region Development Authority, and the Social Development Bank for previous financial years.
Thirteenth: Approval of promotions (the fourteenth), and the function of (Minister of Commissioner), as follows:
The promotion of Saud bin Abdul Mohsen bin Muhammad Al -Sheraa to the position of (Business Adviser) at the (fourteenth rank) at the Ministry of Interior.
The promotion of Muhammad bin Saad bin Raja Al -Osaimi to the position of (legal advisor) at the (fourteenth) rank at the Ministry of Interior.
The promotion of Abdullah bin Ibrahim bin Muhammad Al -Jouei to the position of (office manager) at the (fourteenth rank) at the Board of Grievances.
Promoting the following names to the position of (Plenipotentiary) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
– Dr. Atallah bin Hamoud bin Rabie Al -Subaie Al -Anzi.
Nada bint Fahd bin Abdullah Al -Thunayan.
– Nisreen bint Hamad bin Abdullah Al -Shibl.
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Dr. Abdullah bin Obaid bin Matar Al -Shamili Al -Shammari.
Muhammad bin Mutlaq bin Lafi Al -Farak Al -Anzi.
– Nisreen bint Khalid bin Fahd Al -Baiz.
– Riyad bin Abdullah bin Saleh Al -Yahya.
The Council of Ministers also reviewed a number of general issues on its agenda, including annual reports of my ministries: (Health and Media), the Agency for Office and Government Projects, the Saudi Red Crescent Authority, the National Center for Measurement of Public Devices, and the Saudi Center for International Strategic Partnerships , And the University of Hail, and the council has taken what is necessary on these issues.