Sheikh delivered a speech in which he thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for his support given to the Shoura Council. "In the framework of performance integration between the executive government and this legislative and regulatory council, several meetings with state officials were held during the previous sessions to report the activities made by government agencies in field of management and development. The state officials listened to the views of the members of the council which in turn resulted in improving government performance", Al Al-Sheikh said. "At the level of the Council's achievements, the council approved 486 decisions during its fourth session, including many rules, regulations, agreements, annual reports and other general issues. The council also approved hundreds of decisions on regional and international agreements as well as reports on the performance of government agencies", Al Al-Sheikh added. "On the external front, the Shoura Council visited many Arab, Islamic and international parliaments. During these visits, the council was keen to express the Kingdom's stand from the entire Arab and Islamic issues as well as the concept of Shoura in Islam and the success of its application", Al Al-Sheikh said. "The program of the Heads of State visiting the Kingdom includes paying a visit to the Shoura Council and delivering a speech before the members of the council. The latest visit to the council was paid by Turkish President who delivered a speech before the members of the council", Al Al-Sheikh added. --More
