Riyadh Stresses Importance of Collective Work, Pursuing Dialogue, Peace

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the cabinet meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the cabinet meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
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Riyadh Stresses Importance of Collective Work, Pursuing Dialogue, Peace

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the cabinet meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the cabinet meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)

The Saudi government stressed on Tuesday the importance of collective work to confront global challenges.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chaired the cabinet meeting that was held in Riyadh.

The government also underscored the need to improve conditions conducive to holding dialogue and reaching peace to establish a safer and more prosperous world for mankind, as stated by Saudi ministers during their participation at the G20 meeting for foreign ministers that was held in New Delhi.

Crown Prince Mohammed briefed the cabinet on the meetings he held with President of Mozambique Filipe Jacinto Nyusi and President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki in Riyadh. The talks focused on bilateral relations and cooperation and ways to develop and bolster them.

The government reviewed regional and international developments and reiterated Saudi Arabia’s statements, during the 40th round of the Arab Interior Ministers’ Council, on the importance of bolstering security cooperation and combating drugs and everything that poses a threat to Arab security.

The government highlighted the inauguration of the Regional Center for Climate Change in the Kingdom, saying it was part of its regional and international efforts to preserve the environment and to combat climate change, in line with its Vision 2030.

The government praised the announcement of the first batch of projects that are backed by the Private Sector Partnership Reinforcement Program, Shareek, worth over 192 billion riyals.

The ministers remarked that the projects are a “significant step” for the program to achieve its goals in developing investments in the private sector, boosting local content and increasing the Kingdom’s GDP.



OIC Welcomes UN Call for ICJ Opinion on Israel's Aid Obligations to Palestinians

OIC Welcomes UN Call for ICJ Opinion on Israel's Aid Obligations to Palestinians
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OIC Welcomes UN Call for ICJ Opinion on Israel's Aid Obligations to Palestinians

OIC Welcomes UN Call for ICJ Opinion on Israel's Aid Obligations to Palestinians

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed the UN General Assembly approval of a resolution requesting "an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of Israel in relation to the presence and activities of the United Nations, other international organizations and third States,” expressing appreciation for the efforts of the Kingdom of Norway and all the countries that co-sponsored and supported the draft resolution, SPA reported.
The OIC emphasized that all plans and measures implemented by the Israeli occupation, including legislation affecting the presence, operations, and immunities of the United Nations and its bodies, such as the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), as well as other international organizations and third states in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, constitute a violation of the UN Charter and its relevant resolutions.
“These actions deprive the Palestinian people of essential assistance and exacerbate the humanitarian crisis they are experiencing," said the OIC.
The organization further welcomed the UN General Assembly's adoption of a resolution affirming the “permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources.”
The OIC called on all states, international organizations, and UN agencies to work toward ending the Israeli occupation and enabling the Palestinian people to exercise their legitimate rights, including the right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state based on the June 4, 1967, borders with Jerusalem as its capital.