Presided over by its Chairman Dr. Salih bin Abdullah bin Homaid, the Shoura Council held an ordinary session in Riyadh today. At the outset of the session, Dr. Salih thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and the cabinet for hailing the Shoura Council in the cabinet's session last week. Following today's session, the Secretary General of the Shoura Council Dr. Salih bin Abdullah Almalik said in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency that during today's session, the council approved a draft regulation of agricultural cooperation and a draft protocol on cooperation in the fields of oil, gas and minerals between Saudi Arabia and China. The council discussed a number of other issues and decided to continue discussions of them in future sessions. A part of the session was attended by visiting King Juan Carlos of Spain.
