AlQa'dah 21, 1432, Oct 19, 2011, SPA -- Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Ireland signed here today an agreement on avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion with respect to taxes on income. The agreement was co-signed by Saudi Deputy Minister of Finance Dr. Hamad Bin Suleiman Al-Bazi and Ireland's ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr Niall Holohan. Dr. Bazi said that the agreement is a legal framework that defines tax relations between the two countries. This is the 28th agreement signed by the Kingdom with other nations.