Shoura Council holds session

Riyadh, July 13, SPA -- Presided over by the Vice-Speaker Dr. Bandar
bin Mohammed Hamzah Hajjar, the Shoura Council held its 40th ordinary
session here today.

In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Secretary General
of the Shoura Council Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Ghamdi said that
the Council approved a request to ratify the GCC monetary union
agreement.

The Council also approved the annual report of the Saudi Commission
for Tourism and Antiquities for the fiscal year 1426/1427 AH.

The Council also approved the draft national system for the
protection against ionizing radiation and the safety of radioactive
sources.

The Council also approved a memorandum of understanding on the
establishment of a strategic dialogue between the Gulf Cooperation
Council states and the Republic of Turkey.

--SPA