Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the Cabinet session held today (Tuesday) in Jeddah. The Cabinet approved the state revenue system and authorized the creation of a visa to attract international trainees under specific arrangements.

At the beginning of the session, the Crown Prince briefed the Cabinet on the contents of the phone call he received from United States President Donald Trump, during which they reviewed areas of cooperation between the two countries, discussed regional and international issues, and emphasized support for all efforts contributing to the security and stability of the region.

The Crown Prince also informed the Council of the results of his discussions with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, highlighting their mutual commitment to consolidating and developing bilateral relations across various levels. This aims for a future characterized by deeper cooperation, supported by mutual trust, close friendship, and the goals emerging from Saudi Vision 2030 and Canada's growth agenda to build a stronger and more resilient economy for both nations.

In this context, the Cabinet praised the outcomes of the Canadian Prime Minister's official visit, which included the signing of memoranda of understanding to establish the "Saudi-Canadian Coordination Council" and cooperation in energy, investment in artificial intelligence, and skills development. It also lauded the success of the Saudi-Canadian Investment Forum, which announced trade and investment agreements between government entities, companies, and institutions from both countries in sectors such as mining, engineering, infrastructure, advanced industries, training, education, financial services, and information and communication technology.

Minister of Human Resources and Social Development and Acting Minister of Media, Ahmed Al-Rajhi, stated in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency following the session that the Cabinet, while monitoring regional and international events, condemned in the strongest terms the repeated Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as those against Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Oman, and Jordan. The Council reaffirmed its total rejection of Iran's continued behavior that destabilizes regional security, and its violations of international law principles, the UN Charter, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the rules of good neighborliness.

The Cabinet welcomed the contents of the meeting held in Riyadh between the Saudi and Iraqi sides, which included Iraq’s affirmation of its commitment to not allow its territories or airspace to be used as a launchpad for any acts or attacks targeting the Kingdom, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, or the region. Both parties also agreed to continue bilateral coordination to serve their common interests.

The Council welcomed the United States' announcement of the initiation of procedures to revoke the "law designating the Syrian Arab Republic as a state sponsor of terrorism," which was enacted in 1979. It reiterated the Kingdom’s support for positive steps taken by the Syrian government toward enhancing security and stability, building state institutions, and achieving the aspirations of its brotherly people.

The Cabinet reviewed the items on its agenda, including subjects that the Shura Council participated in studying, as well as reports from the Council of Political and Security Affairs, the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, the General Committee of the Cabinet, and the Bureau of Experts of the Cabinet.

The Cabinet reached the following decisions:

Authorizing the Minister of Foreign Affairs, or his delegate, to discuss with the Guatemalan side a draft general cooperation agreement between the governments of the Kingdom and Guatemala and to sign it.

Authorizing the Minister of Culture, or his delegate, to discuss with the Albanian side a draft memorandum of understanding for cultural cooperation between the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sports of Albania and to sign it.

Authorizing the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, or his delegate, to discuss with the Armenian side a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the fields of labor and social protection and to sign it.

Authorizing the Saudi Institute of Internal Auditors to discuss with the Institute of Internal Auditing of Turkey a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the fields of internal audit, governance, risk, and compliance and to sign it.

Approving a memorandum of understanding for technical and scientific geological cooperation between the Saudi Geological Survey and the Iraqi Geological Survey.

Approving two memoranda of understanding in the field of anti-corruption between the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority and the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Federative Republic of Brazil, and the High Authority for Good Governance of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.

Approving a memorandum of understanding between the General Court of Audit and the State Audit Office of North Macedonia for cooperation in accounting, auditing, and professional work.

Approving two memoranda of understanding for cooperation in procedures, mechanisms, and strategies related to the non-profit sector between the National Center for Non-Profit Sector Development in the Kingdom, the Ministry of Social Development in Bahrain, and the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth in Singapore.

Approving a memorandum of understanding between the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language and the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Approving the State Revenue System.

Introducing a training visa granted to international trainees according to a number of arrangements.

Appointing Emad bin Ouda Al-Ouda and Fahd bin Mohammed Al-Shibl as members of the Board of Directors of Saudi Post.

Approving the final accounts of the Agricultural Development Fund, the Tourism Development Fund, and the universities of Jazan, Umm Al-Qura, Hail, and Hafr Al-Batin for previous fiscal years.

Providing directives regarding a number of items on the Cabinet agenda, including annual reports for the King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority and the universities of Umm Al-Qura, Northern Border, and King Khalid.

Crown Prince chairs the Cabinet session in Jeddah

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