Vice-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques chairs Cabinet's session

Acting Minister of Culture and Information said the Cabinet then reviewed the local items on its agenda and issued the following decisions: The Cabinet approved the accession of the Kingdom to the Conventionon Physical Protection of Nuclear Material.

The main objectives of the agreement are to achieve and undertake the effective physical protection of the nuclear materials used for peaceful purposes and of the nuclear facilities used for peaceful purposes, and to prevent and combat crimes relating to those items and facilities at the international arena as well as to facilitatecooperation among the parties.

The agreement is applicable to the nuclear materials used in peaceful purposes during their use, storage and transport and to the nuclearfacilities used for peaceful purposes.

The Cabinet approved the national strategy for the preservation ofbiological diversification in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.