Crown Prince chairs Cabinet Session in Riyadh

His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chaired the Cabinet session in Riyadh today.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince began the meeting by briefing the Cabinet on the contents of the message he received from His Excellency Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, and the contents of His Highness's reception of Hussein Al-Sheikh, the Vice President of the State of Palestine.

In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency following the session, His Excellency the Minister of Media, Salman bin Yousef Al-Dosari, explained that the Council reviewed the overall developments in the region and the world, particularly the developments in the occupied Palestinian territories. This is in addition to the Kingdom's tireless efforts in communicating with members of the international community to stop the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and deliver relief and humanitarian aid to the Strip in full cooperation with international mechanisms.

The Cabinet underscored the significance of the joint statement by the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Italy, which reaffirmed their commitment to achieving a just, secure, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East. It also called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and condemned any actions that jeopardize the two-state solution. Domestically, the Cabinet praised Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's patronage of the ninth Future Investment Initiative (FII9) conference. The event, to be held in Riyadh from October 27 to 30, 2025, will focus on using investment to create a prosperous and sustainable future for humanity under the theme "The Key to Prosperity."

The Cabinet addressed other items on its agenda and issued several decisions, including the following:

First: Establishing a Board of Trustees for the Esports World Cup Foundation for a term of three years, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister.

Second: Authorizing the minister of foreign affairs, or a deputy, to discuss and sign with the Moldovan side a draft memorandum of understanding on political consultations between the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Third: Approving a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in plant protection and plant quarantine measures between the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture and the Azerbaijani Food Safety Agency.

Fourth: Approving a regional cooperation protocol for the management of fisheries and marine aquaculture in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

Fifth: Approving a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in mineral resources between the Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources and the Department for Business and Trade of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Sixth: Approving two agreements in the field of air transport services between the Saudi Government and the governments of the Republic of Liberia and the Republic of Ecuador.

Seventh: Approving two memoranda of understanding on preventing and combating corruption between the Saudi Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority and the Republic of Uzbekistan’s General Prosecutor’s Office and Anti-Corruption Agency.

Eighth: Approving the model memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of human rights between the Saudi Human Rights Commission and its counterparts in other countries, and authorizing the president of the Human Rights Commission, or a deputy, to discuss and sign draft memoranda of understanding with counterparts based on the approved model.

Ninth: Approving a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the peaceful use of outer space between the Government of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi Space Agency, and the Government of the Republic of India, represented by the Indian Space Research Organization.

Tenth: Approval of the updated document of the National Red Sea Sustainability Strategy.

Eleventh: Approval of the rules for determining the boarding levels of civil and military employees and workers in public agencies.

Twelfth: Defining the geographical scope of the Plateau Complexes Reserve.

Thirteenth: Approval of the final accounts of Al Baha University for the previous fiscal year.

Fourteenth: The approval of some promotions to the fifteenth and fourteenth ranks and to the position of Ambassador.