THE SHOURA COUNCIL HELD HERE TODAY AN ORDINARY SESSION UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF ITS CHAIRMAN DR. SALIH BIN ABDULLAH BIN HOMAID. IN A STATEMENT TO THE SAUDI PRESS AGENCY (SPA) FOLLOWING THE SESSION, THE COUNCIL'S SECRETARY GENERAL DR. SALIH BIN ABDULLAH AL-MALIK SAID THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED A DRAFT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN THE FIELDS OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THE GENERAL PRESIDENCY OF METEOROLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION IN THE KINGDOM AND THE MINISTRY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS IN EGYPT. THE COUNCIL ALSO DISCUSSED A DRAFT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN THE FIELDS OF METEOROLOGY BETWEEN THE GENERAL PRESIDENCY OF METEOROLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION IN THE KINGDOM AND THE METEOROLOGY AGENCY IN EGYPT. AFTER DELIBERATIONS, THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION ON THE TWO DRAFT MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING. ON ANOTHER ISSUE, THE COUNCIL APPROVED RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE WORK AND PERFORMANCE OF THE MINISTRY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS THE SAUDI INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FUND. CONCERNING ANOTHER SUBJECT, THE COUNCIL APPROVED A DRAFT AMENDMENT OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE KINGDOM AND GERMANY ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING.