The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday at Al-Salam Palace here, followed up on the quality of services offered to visitors to the Two Holy Mosques during the holy month of Ramadan by all agencies involved. The Cabinet inquired about the great care in serving the pilgrims and visitors and the integrated work system aimed at further facilitating the guests of Rahman to perform their asceticism and worship with comfort and ease. The Cabinet stressed that the Kingdom's advanced position in a number of international indexes related to the areas of smart cities, aviation security and artificial intelligence, and cited it as a reflection of the attention and support given by the state to these sectors and others, to enable them to continue competing globally in these fields and global entrepreneurship. The Cabinet was briefed on the talks held by Saudi Arabia with several countries, including the phone call between the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman and the Crown Prince of Kuwait, during which they reviewed bilateral relations and issues of common concern. The Cabinet also followed up on developments regarding the agreement to resume relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and the content of the discussions held by the two countries in Beijing, which centered around the agreement and coordinating the necessary steps to resume diplomatic and consular work between the two countries. The discussions stressed the importance of activating and pursuing the implementation of the Beijing Agreement, thus enhancing mutual trust and expanding cooperation, and contributing to realizing security, stability and prosperity in the region. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) following the session, Minister of Media Salman Bin Yousef Al-Dosari said that the Cabinet commended the government's attention and care to support charity work, promote righteousness, giving, social responsibility and solidarity among members of the society, through its National Campaign for Charitable Work launched by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince with two generous donations of SR70 million. The Cabinet members also commended the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, upon a recommendation by the Crown Prince, to extend the Citizen Account Program and Temporary Additional Support for Beneficiaries for four months, in addition to continuing registration in the program, which is part of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince's endeavors to protect beneficiary households from the repercussions of the global price hikes. The Cabinet authorized the minister of energy to hold talks with the Turkish sides regarding a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Turkiye in the energy field. It approved a memorandum of understanding between the ministry of energy of Saudi Arabia and the National Energy Administration of China in the field of clean hydrogen energy. It authorized the minister of environment, water and agriculture to hold talks with the Chinese side regarding a draft memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China in the field of agriculture. The Cabinet approved a memorandum of understanding on environmental protection between the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic. It approved a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in tourism between the Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia and the Costa Rican Tourism Institute. The Cabinet approved a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of promoting direct investment between the government of Saudi Arabia and the government of Thailand. It approved a memorandum of understanding between Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority of Saudi Arabia and the State Taxation Administration of China for cooperation in the field of tax administration. The Cabinet authorized the minister of transport and logistic services, chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority of Civil Aviation to sign a draft agreement between the government of Saudi Arabia and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the field of air transport services. It appointed Abdulkarim Bin Ibrahim Al-Nafeh, Eng. Mosaed Bin Suleiman Al-Ohali, and Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al-Suwailem, members of the Board of Directors of the Local Content and Government Procurement Authority, as specialists and experienced members in fields related to the Authority's work. The Cabinet approved the final accounts of the Human Resources Development Fund, General Authority for Statistics, Local Content and Government Procurement Authority, and King Fahd Causeway Authority for previous fiscal years. — SPA
