Summit to achieve Arab solidarity

Saudi Gazette report Riyadh — Saudi Arabia has confidence that the 28th Arab summit hosted by Jordan on Wednesday will achieve cooperation and solidarity to face challenges facing the Arab world, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman said at the Cabinet’s session at Al-Yamama Palace here on Monday. Jordan on Sunday said the 28th Arab Summit will send a message of peace to the entire world and will stress on the Arab world’s pursuit of peace and stability. The Cabinet approved several arrangements for organizing the Saudi Commission for Intellectual Property upon the recommendation of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA). The arrangements include the establishment of a general commission called Saudi Commission for Intellectual Property that will be in charge of intellectual property rights in the Kingdom. The Commission will have a Board of Directors under the chairmanship of the Minister of Commerce and Investment. The members of the commission will include representatives of several government authorities. The commission will have a governor, who will be appointed according to a decision by the Board of Directors. After the Cabinet session, Minister of Culture and Information Adel Al-Turaifi said in a statement to Saudi Press Agency that a number of reports on latest developments at the international arena were discussed. The Cabinet condemned the terrorist attack in front of the British parliament, stressing in this regard the King’s telephone call to British Prime Minister Theresa May that these terrorist acts confirm the need for the cooperation of the international community to eradicate the phenomenon of terrorism and dry up its sources. The Cabinet welcomed the statement issued by the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh in Washington. The statement emphasized on the unity of member states to eliminate the threat of Daesh, their commitment to a comprehensive approach to defeat the terror outfit and its international networks, and their determination to enhance efforts to combat extremism. The Cabinet reaffirmed the Kingdom’s position against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.