The Saudi Council of Ministers issues 11 new decisions for all citizens and residents in the Kingdom
This morning, the Saudi Council of Ministers approved, in an urgent official manner, the academic calendar for the year 1445 AH (2023/2024 AD), and the rules governing the academic calendar. The Council also approved the early childhood development policy, and approved – in principle – the comprehensive unified framework for assessing the financial ability and wealth of individuals. and families.
In detail, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud – may God protect him – presided over the session held by the Council of Ministers, today, at the Peace Palace in Jeddah.
At the beginning of the session, the Cabinet reviewed the content of the two messages received by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister – may God protect them – from the President of the United Republic of the Comoros.
The totality of the state’s actions in Saudi Arabia
After the session, Minister of Information Salman bin Youssef Al-Dosari said that the council dealt with all the state’s actions in the past days, especially with regard to strengthening the bonds of relations between the Kingdom and a number of brotherly and friendly countries at the bilateral and multilateral levels in various fields.
In this context, the Cabinet praised the outcomes of the fifth session of the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council, which was held in Jeddah Governorate, and the signing of memorandums of understanding in a number of fields, and affirmed the determination of the two brotherly countries to raise the pace of their cooperation. In a way that achieves common interests, enhances the security and stability of the region and accelerates development.
The Council touched on what was included in the Kingdom’s participation in the 76th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, highlighting its efforts to reduce global public health threats, finding solutions in preparing for and responding to pandemics, and creating programs that promote human health sustainability.
The Cabinet noted the Kingdom’s accelerating steps towards confronting climate change and advancing green and sustainable solutions with a package of initiatives that will contribute – God willing – to reducing carbon emissions, including building the largest green hydrogen production plant in the world in Neom; It aims to meet the growing demand for energy globally, and to enhance its leading role in developing new and alternative energy sources.
And he indicated that the Council affirmed the state’s keenness to develop and diversify the Kingdom’s economy and improve the investment environment, praising in this regard the witness of the investment forum in the special economic zones that was held in Riyadh, in terms of signing agreements and granting licenses to start the work of these zones, which reflects the qualitative shift of the Saudi economy and its competitiveness and highlights the opportunities promising new investment attractive to him.
The Cabinet followed the developments of events on the regional and international arenas, especially the situation in Sudan and the course of the Jeddah talks, and the resulting agreements on a short-term ceasefire and humanitarian arrangements, in light of the Kingdom’s efforts aimed at supporting political solutions in this brotherly country and bringing the views of the two parties closer together. dispute.
The Council reviewed the topics on its agenda, including topics that the Shura Council participated in studying. It also reviewed the conclusions of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, the Council of Political and Security Affairs, the General Committee of the Council of Ministers, and the Council of Experts in the Council of Ministers.
The council concluded the following:
Firstly:
Authorizing the Minister of Energy – or his representative – to discuss with the Polish side a draft memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Government of the Polish Republic for cooperation in the field of energy.
secondly:
Authorizing the Minister of Energy – or his representative – to discuss with the Portuguese side a draft memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Government of the Republic of Portugal for cooperation in the fields of energy.
Third:
Authorizing the Minister of Information – or his representative – to discuss with the Turkish side a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the media field between the Ministry of Information in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Communications Department of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey.
Fourthly:
Authorizing the Minister of Information, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Audiovisual Media – or his representative – to discuss with counterparts in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Republic of Ghana, and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, regarding draft memorandums of understanding for cooperation in the field of audiovisual media between the General Authority for Visual Media And heard in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its counterparts in those countries.
Fifth:
Authorizing the Minister of Information, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Audiovisual and Audiovisual Media – or his representative – to discuss with the Egyptian side, the Chadian side, the Bahraini side, and the Qatari side, regarding draft memorandums of understanding between the General Authority for Audiovisual Media in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Supreme Council for Media Regulation in The Republic of Egypt, the National Authority for Audiovisual Media in the Republic of Chad, the Ministry of Information Affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the Qatar Media Corporation in the State of Qatar.
Sixthly:
Authorizing the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Research, Development and Innovation Development Authority – or his representative – to discuss with the British side a draft memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for cooperation in the field of research, development and innovation.
Seventh:
Authorizing the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Transport Authority – or his representative – to discuss with the Egyptian side a draft agreement between the General Transport Authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Suez Canal Authority in the Arab Republic of Egypt for cooperation in the field of developing the transit of cruise ships and cargo ships through the Canal Suez.
Eighth:
Approving the early childhood development policy, and approving – in principle – the comprehensive unified framework for assessing the financial ability and wealth of individuals and families.
Ninth:
Approving the academic calendar for the year 1445 AH (2023/2024 AD), and approving the rules governing the academic calendar.
Tenth:
Renewing the membership of Prof. Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Saeed, Prof. Dr. Ahmed bin Hamad Al-Farhan, and Dr. Thabeet bin Safar Al-Shahrani, among the specialists and experts in the Board of Directors of the National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Desertification Control.
eleven:
Approval of promotions to the ranks (fifteenth) and (fourteenth) as follows:
Saud bin Ibrahim bin Faisal Al-Othman is promoted to the position of (General Manager) at the (fifteenth rank) at the Ministry of Interior.
Haila bint Mohammed bin Hamad Al Mukairish is promoted to the position of (Senior Business Consultant) at the (fifteenth rank) at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
Abdulaziz bin Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al-Nuwaiser is promoted to the position of (security advisor) at the (fourteenth) rank at the Ministry of Interior.
Promotion of Saleh bin Hassan bin Ghaithan Al Saifi Al-Qarni to the position of (General Director) at the (fourteenth) rank at the Ministry of Health.
Abdullah bin Hamad bin Muhammad Al-Manea is promoted to the position of (Architectural Engineering Consultant) at the (fourteenth) rank at the Ministry of Health.
The Council of Ministers also reviewed a number of general issues on its agenda, including two annual reports of the Agricultural Development Fund and the Human Resources Development Fund, and the Council has taken the necessary measures regarding these issues.
