Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Minister of Interior and Chairman of Board of Directors of Supreme Commission for Tourism chaired the board's 14th meeting here today. In a press statement following the meeting, Prince Naif emphasized the role being played by the Commission to develop tourism sector in the Kingdom, pointing out that the Commission has exerted intensive efforts and has concluded working draft agreements with a number of governmental bodies and Kingdom's regions. He urged governmental bodies on cooperating with the Commission and its partners, indicating that the board unanimously approved a number of decisions and a Commission's working program in the next period in accordance with directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and the Crown Prince. Prince Naif denied the presence of Sphinx in Hail Region, noting that the news was fabricated and published in a newspaper. The meeting was attended by Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Commission's Secretary General; Minister of Culture and Information Iyad bin Amin Madani; Minister of Finance Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf; Minister of Economy and Planning Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Qusaibi; Minister of Education Dr. Abdullah bin Salih Al-Obaid; Minister of Health Dr. Hamad bin Abdullah Al-Manie; Undersecretary of Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs for Technical Affairs Eng. Abdulaziz bin Ali Al-Abdulkareem and members of the board.
