The international community will have to stand up against Iranian violations: Saudi cabinet

 The Saudi cabinet has again said that the international community will have to stand against Iranian violations. Iran is violating international laws, traditions and agreements.

According to the Saudi news agency SPA, the cabinet meeting was held on Tuesday in Qasr al-Salam in Jeddah under the chairmanship of King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

The Cabinet has again strongly rejected all aggressive activities that threaten the peace and stability of Iraq.

It was said in the meeting that "the goal of the national budget for fiscal year 2023 is to strengthen the financial position of Saudi Arabia, maintain the positive rate of economic growth and continue to implement the programs and projects of Vision 2030".

Earlier, the Saudi Ministry of Finance expected that the total expenditure of the national budget of 2023 will be 1114 trillion riyals, while the total revenue is estimated at 1123 trillion riyals.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Cabinet members were informed about the messages received by the leaders of various countries to King Salman bin Abdulaziz and the Crown Prince.

The Cabinet was briefed regarding several international conferences and programs held in the past days, in which it was stated that Saudi Arabia has been elected as a member of International Atomic Energy Agency and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

 The cabinet said that the membership of Saudi Arabia in international organizations is an expression that the effective role of the kingdom in international organizations is being recognized.

Minister of State and Cabinet Member and Acting Minister of Information Dr. Essam Saeed told SPA after the meeting that the Cabinet has expressed happiness at the prominent position of Saudi Arabia in three international graphs.

Dr. Essam said that the Saudi cabinet appreciated the role of teachers in the process of building and developing the country and the nation with regard to the International Teachers' Day and said that the society is progressing thanks to their outstanding efforts.

 Several decisions were taken during the meeting. The cabinet has transferred the authority to issue permits for industrial consultancy and mineral consultancy professions from the Ministry of Commerce to the Ministry of Industries and Minerals, while the ownership of the visitor center of the historical website 'Alfaw' in Wadi Al-Dawasar Commissionerate has been transferred from the King Saud University. It is entrusted to the Department of Archaeology.

The Saudi cabinet has also reviewed the reports and decisions of the Economic and Development Affairs Council, the Political and Security Affairs Council, the General Committee of the Council of Ministers and the expert board under the cabinet.

The Cabinet approved the Memorandum of Cooperation with the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland in the energy sector. Delegated the authority to the Minister of Communication and Information Technology to negotiate and sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Finland on cooperation in the fields of Information and Communication Technology and Digital Economy.

 The Minister of Information has been assigned the powers to negotiate and sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Bahrain in the areas of TV and Radio Broadcasting, and the Minister of Manpower and Social Welfare to negotiate and sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations on Family Affairs.