Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Chairs Cabinet Session

Jeddah, August 29, 2023, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, chaired the Cabinet session held today at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the contents of the messages he had sent to the presidents of the Republic of Zambia, the Republic of Angola, the Republic of Seychelles, and the Union of Comoros concerning relations and ways to enhance cooperation in various fields.
In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following the Cabinet session, Minister of Media Salman bin Yousef Al-Dosari said that the Cabinet addressed developments regarding Saudi cooperation with other countries, which stems from the Kingdom's keenness to undertake collective action and consolidate the multilateral approach to contribute to overcoming common challenges and to ensuring security and stability that support development and economic progress.
The Cabinet reaffirmed Saudi Arabia's keenness on cooperation and trade integration for the prosperity of the global economy, which is evident in the pioneering efforts of G20 and the initiatives included in Vision 2030 to enhance the integration of the Saudi economy in regional and global systems.
The Cabinet also highlighted the country's interest in developing new and promising sectors, and expanding its economic and developmental contributions, pointing to the launch of the master plan for logistics centers, which aims to strengthen the Kingdom's link with global markets by taking advantage of its strategic location among three important continents.
The Cabinet was briefed on a number of issues on its agenda, and issued the following decisions:

First: Approving the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and each of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Independent State of Samoa, the Republic of Nauru, the Republic of Kiribati, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, at the level of non-resident ambassador, and authorizing the minister of foreign affairs, or a deputy, to sign the necessary draft protocols.
Second: Approving a memorandum of understanding in the field of Islamic affairs between the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance and the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council.
Third: Authorizing the minister of industry and mineral resources, or a deputy, to discuss with the Indonesian side a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of mineral resources.
Fourth: Authorizing the minister of investment, or a deputy, to discuss with the Slovak side a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of direct investment promotion between the two countries.
Fifth: Authorizing the minister of commerce and governor of the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization, or a deputy, to discuss with the Singaporean side a draft memorandum of understanding between the Saudi organization and the Singapore Standards Council.
Sixth: Approving an agreement between the governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka to avoid double taxation and ban income tax evasion.
Seventh: Authorizing the minister of communications and information technology and chairman of the Saudi Space Agency, or a deputy, to hold talks with the Japanese side regarding a draft memorandum of understanding between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Japan for cooperation in the peaceful use of outer space.
Eighth: Authorizing the minister of finance and chairman of the General Organization for Social Insurance, or a deputy, to hold talks with the Moroccan and Jordanian sides on a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation in social insurance between the General Organization for Social Insurance of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Deposit and Management Fund of Morocco, and a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of social insurance between the General Organization for Social Insurance of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Social Security Corporation of Jordan.
Ninth: Authorizing the minister of commerce and chairman of the National Competitiveness Center, or a deputy, to sign the draft United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships.
Tenth: Approving the Agricultural Development Fund By-law.
Eleventh: Government entities, upon contracting with a carrier, are obliged to verify the availability of operating cards issued by the Transport General Authority for vehicles with a total weight of over 3,500 kilograms, instead of linking the disbursement of financial extracts for contracts for providing vehicle transport services to the document approved by the Transport General Authority for each transport trip.
Twelfth: Amending the By-law of the Saudi Institute of Internal Auditors issued by Cabinet Decision No. 84 on Rabi I 25, 1432 Hijri.
Thirteenth: Approving two promotions at (15th-14th) ranks.
The Cabinet also reviewed several issues on its agenda and took necessary procedures regarding them.

--SPA