Joint Meeting On Demarcation of Saudi-Qatari Borders 2

Meanwhile, Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Interior Minister, met with
Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr Al-Thani, the Qatari Premier and
Foreign Minister, on July 5, 2008 and agreed on the following:

-- Establishment of a Joint Coordination Council under the
co-chairmanship of Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy
Premier, Defense and Aviation Minister and Inspector General, and
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Qatari Crown Prince, for
developing bilateral relations in the political, security, financial,
economic, trade, investment, cultural and information domains as well
as other domains.

The following will be the formation of Joint Coordination Council:

The Saudi Side: Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Interior Minister --
the Vice President. The Council's members will be Prince Saud
al-Faisal, the foreign minister; Dr Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Eiban, the
minister of state and member of the cabinet; as well as Ministers of
Finance; Culture and Information; Trade and Industry.

The Qatari side: Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr al-Thani, the
Premier and Foreign Minister -- Vice President. The Council's members
will be
Minister Of State For Foreign Affairs; The Minister of Economy and
Finance; The Minister of State for Internal Affairs; The minister of
Municipality and Urban Planning and the Minister of Works and Trade.

"The Coordination Council will formulate the general policy for
cooperation and coordination between the two countries. The following
are the goals of the Coordination Council:

1- Cooperation and political coordination in all issues of mutual
interest.

2- Enhancing diplomatic and consular cooperation in the relations of
the two countries with the other countries.

3- Enhancing security cooperation and exchange of information in a
manner that increases joint security for the two countries.

4- Reaching the highest level of cooperation in the financial,
economic, trade, industrial, telecommunications, transport, civil
aviation as well as implementing joint projects and encouraging
investment.

5- enhancing and supporting joint cooperation in the fields of
energy, industry and exchange of technical and training experiences.

6- Enhancing cooperation in the fields of municipal affairs,
agriculture, environment, animal resources and fisheries.

7- Development of military cooperation between the two countries
including exchange of expertise in the military affairs and
conducting joint maneuvers.

8- Supporting and activating the role of the private sector in the
economic development.

The council holds annual meetings alternately in the two countries
and the meetings will be preceded by preparatory meetings at the
level of experts, and the council can hold extraordinary meetings if
they are required.

The council can establish ministerial committees specialized in the
fields of joint cooperation between the two countries.

The first meeting to be held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at a
date to be fixed by the two counties.

The Joint meeting draft minutes were signed in Jeddah on July 5,
2008 in two original copies in Arabic and each country will have a
copy.

Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Interior Minister of the Kingdom
Saudi Arabia

Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr al-Thani, the Qatari Premier and
Foreign Minister."
--SPA