Saudi Govt Hails Recommendations of 3rd Riyadh Int’l Humanitarian Forum

King Salman chairs a cabinet meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
King Salman chairs a cabinet meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
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Saudi Govt Hails Recommendations of 3rd Riyadh Int’l Humanitarian Forum

King Salman chairs a cabinet meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
King Salman chairs a cabinet meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)

The Saudi government hailed on Tuesday the recommendations of the third Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum that was held last week.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held in Riyadh.

The forum had recommended bolstering 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 ministers were briefed on the message received by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, from President of Costa Rica Rodrigo Chaves Robles. The message tackled bilateral relations between their countries and ways to develop them in various fields.

The cabinet reviewed several articles on its agenda and agreed to authorize the minister of culture - or his deputy - to discuss and sign with Kuwait a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the cultural field.

It authorized the minister of environment, water and agriculture - or his deputy - to discuss and sign with Djibouti a draft MoU for cooperation in the field of live animal stock.

It authorized the minister of environment, water and agriculture - or his deputy - to discuss and sign with Thailand a draft MoU in the agricultural field.

The cabinet approved Saudi Arabia’s accession to the Near East Plant Protection Organization (NEPPO) and a draft MoU between the Kingdom and South Africa for cooperation in the field of communications and information technology.

It approved a MoU between the Saudi Communications, Space and Technology Commission and Brazil’s National Communications Agency.

It authorized 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 Japan’s Shinshu University a draft MoU in seawater desalination.



GCC Expresses Grave Concern Over Instability in South Asia

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi.
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi.
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GCC Expresses Grave Concern Over Instability in South Asia

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi.
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi.

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi expressed on Saturday the deep concern of member states over the deteriorating security situation in South Asia, calling on all parties to exercise restraint, prioritize dialogue, and resume urgent negotiations between Pakistan and India.

Albudaiwi also strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack targeting tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of numerous innocent civilians.

He underscored the critical importance of resolving disputes through peaceful means in line with international law and the UN Charter, to safeguard security, peace, and stability in the region. He reiterated the GCC’s firm stance against terrorism in all its forms.

Moreover, Albudaiwi renewed the GCC member states' call for the international community to intensify its efforts to achieve a peaceful resolution to the Jammu and Kashmir issue based on the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions.