The Saudi Council of Ministers held its meeting today - via video communication - headed by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prime Minister.
At the beginning of the session, the Cabinet reviewed the overall reports related to the Corona Virus pandemic locally and globally, statistics on the number of confirmed cases registered in the Kingdom, and the follow-up of all cases of follow-up, medical care and necessary health care, and the developments of monitoring work through specialized clinics and health centers, and hospitals in all regions that It demonstrated a high ability to track and explore infected cases at a rate three times the global average, as well as services and products developed within proactive plans to reduce the spread of the virus, and to provide medical care to every citizen and resident at the highest quality levels, including conducting more than two million laboratory tests, and raise the absorptive capacity of a family Intensive care in the Kingdom's hospitals increased by 30% during the past three months.
The Council reviewed the efforts and preparations of the government agencies participating in the pilgrimage season this year 1441 AH, and its security and service implementation plans to provide the highest levels of safety and security for pilgrims to perform rituals and rituals, in implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman in a healthy atmosphere and safe procedures in these Exceptional circumstances, and in light of the preventive measures and measures taken by the relevant authorities for the safety and health of pilgrims, from the consequences and effects of the Corona pandemic and ways to prevent them.
The Minister of State, Acting Minister of Information, and Dr. Essam bin Saad bin Saeed, in his statement to the Saudi Press Agency, stated that the cabinet, touched on what the Kingdom gives a sense of its responsibilities in light of its presidency of the Group of Twenty, of continuing to support international efforts to advance the World Trade Organization and formulate a vision A strategy for the member states of the group to enhance the important role of trade in driving economic growth and achieving sustainable development, at this stage when the world is witnessing major changes in the trade system, and emphasizing the importance of the pivotal role of the World Trade Organization in formulating and enforcing international trade rules, sponsoring and developing them.
Likewise, the conference of the Kingdom’s Presidency of the Group of Twenty and the Paris Forum discussed the restoration of balanced levels of global capital flows and the promotion of financing for development, the challenges arising from their fluctuations due to the health and economic crisis of the Corona pandemic, and the extraordinary measures taken by governments around the world and their central banks in response to this crisis on Both health and economic, to maintain the stability of the global financial system.
The Council reaffirmed its strong condemnation and condemnation of the continuation of the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia, the launching of ballistic missiles and booby-trapped drones towards the Kingdom in deliberate ways targeting civilians and civilian objects, as terrorist and hostile acts and failed attempts that are inconsistent with international humanitarian law and its customary rules, stressing the efficiency of the joint forces The coalition is in the fight against these terrorist and brutal attacks in light of its refusal to respond to the ceasefire initiative announced by the Alliance to Support Legitimacy in Yemen.
Dr. Issam bin Saeed indicated that the Cabinet reviewed a number of topics and developments on the regional and international arenas, pointing to the renewal of the kingdom during the launch of the exhibition accompanying the virtual week for combating terrorism 2020, its permanent standing and vital and strong partnership with the United Nations in combating terrorism and extremism, which resulted in The establishment of the Anti-Terrorism Center, funded by the Kingdom, and affirming its continued support as a pioneer in this regard, and encouraging Member States and the United Nations to support countries in achieving their regional and national strategies to combat terrorism.
The Council was briefed on the topics on its agenda, including topics that the Shura Council participated in its study, as well as on what was reached by the Economic and Development Affairs Council, the Political and Security Affairs Council, the General Committee of the Council of Ministers, and the Panel of Experts of the Council of Ministers in this regard.