Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Minister of Interior, said that the minutes of agreement were signed here today with the Italian interior Ministry and they will be finalized in a comprehensive security agreement soon. In press statements following his talks with Italy's Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu, Prince Naif pointed out that we have previously signed a memorandum of understanding with the Italian interior ministry, but today we signed the minutes relating to combating terrorism, cooperation in this field and fighting narcotics and money laundering. As regards cooperation with the countries of the European Union (EU) on combating terrorism, Prince Naif said that he has previously met with EU ambassadors, adding that we welcome this cooperation and hope that it will be expanded at the level of the Gulf and the Arab world . He noted that agreements signed by the Kingdom with brotherly and friendly countries have been implemented, but they always need to be developed. --More 2311 Local Time 2011 GMT
