Shoura discusses annual reports of Ifta presidency, SNCWCD

RIYADH – The Shoura (Consultative) Council on Wednesday discussed the annual report of the Presidency for Religious Research and Ifta for the fiscal year 2013-14 (1435-1436H) and the annual report of the Saudi National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (SNCWCD) for the same period. The Council also studied amendment to several articles of the officers’ regulation and the draft agreement on employment of domestic workers signed between the Kingdom and Chad, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. Pertinent committees of the  Council sought more time and they were given extra time until to discuss the reports in detail. The Council asked the Presidency for Religious Research and Ifta to attend ideological and cultural conferences, symposia and forums within the Kingdom and abroad. The Shoura also asked the presidency to set up an information center so as to interact with the members of the society and its institutions, to get their opinion and keep pace with the latest developments. On SNCWCD report, the water, agriculture and environment committee  of the Council called on the commission to facilitate private sector's investment in SNCWCD protected areas in order to develop environmental tourism as per certain controls. The committee also called on the commission to expedite implementing the labor and social insurance regulations on the commission employees. Among other recommendations, it also called on the commission to prepare an atlas for land and marine wildlife in the Kingdom.