The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session held on Tuesday afternoon at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah. At the outset of the session, the Cabinet was briefed on the content of the two letters received by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and HRH the Crown Prince from the President of the Republic of Korea, which went over the bilateral relations that ties the two countries and ways to support and enhance them in various fields. The Cabinet reviewed the recent talks and meetings that took place between officials in Saudi Arabia and their counterparts in a number of countries, with the aim of strengthening bonds of cooperation and taking them to higher levels in a manner that serves common interests and enhances bilateral and multilateral coordination in responding to global issues and challenges. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Acting Minister of Media Dr. Majed Al-Qasabi said that the Cabinet touched upon the outcomes of the 33rd OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting, noting the pivotal role played by OPEC+ group in achieving balance and stability in the global oil markets, thus supporting the global economy. The Cabinet stated that Riyadh's hosting of a regional office of Airports Council International Asia-Pacific reflects Saudi Arabia's progress in the aviation sector globally in line with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030 concerning attracting international companies and organizations to establish their headquarters in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Cabinet was briefed on a number of issues on its agenda and issued the following decisions: First: Authorizing the Minister of Foreign Affairs – or a deputy – to hold talks with the Japanese side regarding a draft memorandum of understanding on establishing a strategic dialogue between the ministries of foreign affairs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Japan, sign it and refer the final signed copy to proceed with formal procedures. Second: Authorizing the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance – or a deputy – to hold talks with Niger's side regarding a draft memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Niger's Ministry of Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization in the Islamic affairs field, sign it and refer the final signed copy to proceed with formal procedures. Third: Authorizing the Minister of Tourism – or a deputy – to hold talks with the Kuwaiti side regarding a draft memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Tourism in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Information and Culture in Kuwait for cooperation in the tourism sector, sign it and refer the final signed copy to proceed with formal procedures. Fourth: Authorizing the Minister of Media and Chairman of the General Commission for Audiovisual Media – or a deputy – to hold talks with the Iraqi side regarding a draft memorandum of understanding between the General Commission for Audiovisual Media in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the National Communications and Media Commission in Iraq, sign it and refer the final signed copy to proceed with formal procedures. Fifth: Approving a memorandum of understanding between the Saudi Arabia Financial Investigation Unit at the Presidency of the State Security in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Money Laundering Combating Unit (MLCU) in Egypt regarding cooperation on exchanging financial investigation related to money laundering and crimes related to money laundering and financing extremism. Sixth: Approving the state to incur the costs of e-services – related to the e-visas service platform at the Ministry of Interior – that happen for issuing an entry visa to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for holders of fan tickets (Hayya) of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Seventh: Approving an appointment for the rank of (Plenipotentiary Minister) and a promotion for the fourteenth rank. The Cabinet also reviewed several issues on its agenda and took necessary procedures regarding them.
