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Cabinet has transferred responsibility for licensing custom consultations and related specializations to the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) from the Commerce Ministry, state news agency SPA reported yesterday. The weekly meeting was chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. It did not provide further details on the decision.
AND- Cabinet again called on Israel to stop its war in Gaza, saying the only way to peace is a credible and irreversible path to establish an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. It also renewed a call for all parties in Sudan to commit to the outcomes of Jeddah talks by expediting an agreement on the cessation of hostilities and resolving the crisis through political dialogue.
Also approved at yesterday’s cabinet meeting:
- Mandating the Foreign Minister to discuss and sign a MoU establishing a strategic partnership council with Italy;
- Mandating the Commerce Minister to discuss and sign a MoU on consumer protection with Jordan;
- An MoU setting up a KSA-Georgia coordination council;
- A general cooperation agreement with Seychelles;
- An MoU between the Justice Ministry and counterparts in Vietnam;
- An MoU between the Environment, Water and Agriculture Ministry and Zambia’s Agriculture Ministry in agricultural fields;
- An MoU between the Communications and IT Ministry and Finland in communications, IT and digital economy;
- An agreement with Mauritania to promote investments between the two countries.
