Riyadh, SPA:  The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, chaired the Cabinet's session on Tuesday at Irqah Palace in Riyadh.

At the outset of the session, the Cabinet was briefed on the contents of a message received by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, from the President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves Robles, concerning bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and ways of supporting them in various fields.

The Cabinet also reviewed all the meetings held between the Kingdom and several countries over the past few days to boost cooperation and support multilateral action within international organizations and groups.

In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following the session, Acting Minister of Media Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi said that the Cabinet commended the outcomes of the third Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum, organized by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) in partnership with the United Nations and its affiliated organizations, praising the forum's recommendations to enhance collective efforts in areas that can reach innovative, sustainable and practical solutions to humanitarian response and accelerate the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Cabinet was briefed on a number of issues on its agenda and issued the following decisions:

First:

Authorizing the Minister of Culture - or his deputy - to discuss and sign with the Kuwaiti side a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the cultural field between the Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Culture and Information of the State of Kuwait.

Second:

Authorizing the Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture - or his deputy - to discuss and sign with the Djiboutian side a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of live animal stock between the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Livestock and Fisheries of the Republic of Djibouti.

Third:

Authorizing the Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture - or his deputy - to discuss and sign with the Thai side a draft memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Kingdom of Thailand in the agricultural field.

Fourth:

Approving the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s accession to the Near East Plant Protection Organization (NEPPO).

Fifth:

Approving a draft memorandum of understanding between the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the government of the Republic of South Africa for cooperation in the field of communications and information technology.

Sixth:

Approving of a memorandum of understanding between the Communications, Space and Technology Commission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the National Communications Agency of the Federative Republic of Brazil.

Seventh:

Authorizing the Minister of Education - or his deputy - to discuss and sign with the Bangladeshi side a draft memorandum of scientific and educational cooperation between the Ministry of Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Eighth:

Authorizing the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nuclear and Radiological Control Commission - or his deputy - to discuss and sign with the Iraqi side a draft memorandum of understanding between the Nuclear and Radiological Control Commission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Radioactive Sources Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Iraq in the field of nuclear safety and radiation protection.

Ninth:

Authorizing the Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation - or his deputy - to discuss and sign with the Japanese side a draft memorandum of understanding between the Saline Water Conversion Corporation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Shinshu University in Japan in the field of seawater desalination.

Tenth:

Approving an agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco in the field of air transport services.

Eleventh:

The Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing and the Minister of Energy agree to define the violations referred to in Article (Third) of the Penalties Regulation for municipal violations related to fuel stations that are controlled by the Ministry of Energy, and to impose the penalties stipulated in the regulation. The Cabinet assigned the Minister of Energy to issue the necessary executive decisions and how to implement them.

Twelfth:

Approving the strategy of roads sector.

Thirteenth:

Approving to transform the Private Sector Partnership Reinforcement Program (Shareek) into a center named “the Private Sector Partnership Reinforcement Center (Shareek), and approving the center's organizational arrangements.

Fourteenth:

Approving the final accounts of the General Authority for Military Industries and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property for a previous fiscal year.

The Cabinet also reviewed several issues on its agenda and took necessary procedures in their regard.