Presidedover by its Speaker Sheikd Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh,the Shura Council remotely held here today its 31st ordinary session of fourthyear of the seventh round.
Atthe outset of the session, the Speaker of the Shura Council thanked theCustodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for hisroyal gesture that sessions and meetings of the Shura Council andsub-committees be held remotely.
SheikhDr. Al Al-Sheikh affirmed that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and HRHthe Crown Prince are keen that the council continues its roles and tasks in thenational decision-making.
TheSpeaker of the Shura Council hailed the enormous efforts exerted by thegovernment's entities to confront the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in order tosafeguard the safety of citizens and residents.
Healso thanked the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, SaudiAuthority for Data and Artificial Intelligence and e-Government Program(Yesser) for their concerted efforts to enable the Shura Council hold thissession via virtual network.
Then,the Council discussed a number of issues on its agenda.
