Shoura Council holds ordinary session

Riyadh, October 21, SPA -- Presided over by its chairman Sheikh Dr.
Salih bin Abdullah bin Homaid, the Shoura Council held its ordinary
47th session in Riyadh today.

At the outset of the meeting, the members were briefed on the Shoura
Council's participation in the International Parliamentary Union's
meetings recently held in Geneva as well as its participation in the
Asian Parliamentary Union's specialized committees' meetings recently
held in Tehran, Iran.

They also reviewed a report on an executive program bill between the
Ministry of Higher Education of the Kingdom and the Ministry of
Higher Education of Tunisia in the field of higher education, and
scientific and technological research.

Also discussed were two reports on the implementation of programs and
projects of the 7th and 8th development plans.
--SPA