The General Assembly of the Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) agreed to postpone the institute's elections and to extend the term of the chairmanship of the Board of Directors of the Governor of the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization Dr. Saad bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi until the end of 2021.
The decision was made as Al-Qasabi presided over the meetings of the SMIIC's General Assembly and Board of Directors, which were held virtually with the participation of delegations of 39 Islamic countries, and three other countries with observer membership.
The Kingdom took part in the summit through a delegation chaired by Saud bin Rashid Al Askar, deputy governor for conformity at Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO).
The meeting discussed several topics, to ensure business continuity and facilitation at the institute during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as memberships of Yemen, Chad and Bangladesh.
The gatherers approved the strategic plan of the Islamic institution 2020-2021 and the budget for the year 2021, as well as countries’ contributions to the same year.
