The Saudi government underscored on Tuesday its support for collective efforts to confront global challenges and preserving peace and stability and achieving prosperity and development.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held in Jeddah.
The ministers reviewed Saudi Arabia’s participation at various regional and international meetings in recent days.
At the outset of the session, King Salman expressed his gratitude to all relevant agencies that had successfully organized this year’s annual Hajj pilgrimage.
The ministers were briefed on the visit carried out by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to France where he met with President Emmanuel Macron.
The officials discussed the historic and strategic relations enjoyed between their countries and ways to develop them in all fields.
In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following the cabinet session, Minister of Media Salman Al-Dosari said the ministers commended the joint statement issued by the Kingdom and France on cooperation in the field of energy and the keenness of the two countries to implement the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement.
The cabinet reviewed the outcome of the 6th joint ministerial meeting of the strategic dialogue between the Gulf Cooperation Council and Russia that was held in Moscow. Officials discussed the adoption of a joint action plan for 2023-2028 and coordination on various regional and international political issues.
The cabinet reiterated the Kingdom's keenness to support the precautionary efforts by the OPEC+ countries to ensure the stability and balance of oil markets, including extending the voluntary cut of one million barrels per day, which has started being implemented in July, for another month, to include the month of August.
Al-Dosari said the cabinet sees the positive results achieved by the Kingdom in the World Competitiveness Yearbook 2023 report as a reflection of the economic transformation process adopted by the Kingdom with the aim of achieving prosperity and progress in all fields.
The cabinet welcomed the World Intellectual Property Organization's decision to appoint the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) as an International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authority and the accreditation given to the Sand and Dust Storm Warning Regional Center by the World Meteorological Organization.
