Cabinet briefed on outcomes of royal visits to UAE, Pakistan

RIYADH: The Cabinet was on Monday was briefed on the outcome of the meetings Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had during his visits to the UAE and Pakistan recently.
The Cabinet praised the efforts of the Coalition Forces in Yemen and King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid for delivering medical and other aid to the besieged people of Taiz in Yemen.
On the local front, the ministers welcomed Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman’s directives to King Fahd National Library to carry out the mission entrusted to it in the service of readers and researchers.
The Cabinet approved several decisions including a basic agreement to exchange visits and cooperate on geospatial intelligence between the ministries of defense of Saudi Arabia and America.
The Cabinet authorized the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage to discuss a memorandum of understanding with China, which should include cooperation and exchange of knowledge on heritage and cultural issues.
The Cabinet agreed that the premises of the permanent committee of the Saudi Commercial Arbitration Center be at the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) instead of the Ministry of Justice, and that the board of the center be decided by the CSC in coordination with the permanent committee.
The Cabinet also approved the founding convention of the Asian Development Bank, focused on investing in infrastructure, which was signed in Beijing recently.
The Cabinet authorized the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology to discuss and sign a memorandum of understanding with China. It also approved the decision of the 35th Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in Doha to adopt a guide on city beautification.
The ministers approved the memorandum of understanding related to nuclear cooperation between King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy and the Ministry of Science, Information Technology, Telecoms and Future Planning of South Korea.