Cabinet approves national strategy to combat drugs.Byline: P.K. Abdul Ghafour JEDDAH: The Council of Ministers yesterday approved the national strategy to combat drugs and narcotics Drugs are articles that are intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals, and any articles other than food, water, or oxygen that are intended to affect the mental or body function of humans or animals. . It also decided to establish diplomatic relations with Ecuador and the princely state A princely state is any state under the reign of a prince and is thus a principality taken in the broad sense. The term refers not only to sovereign nations ruled by monarchs but also to lower polities ruled by various high nobles (often vassals in a feudal system). of Andorra and ordered assistance to Saudis affected by recent flooding. "The anti-drug strategy aims at improving rehabilitation programs for drug addicts and developing regional and international cooperation to fight drugs," said Yousuf Al-Othaimeen, minister of social affairs and acting minister of culture and information, after a weekly Cabinet session in Riyadh. He said the Cabinet has authorized Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal to sign protocols for the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Republic of Ecuador in South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Andorra, a small landlocked country A landlocked country is commonly defined as one enclosed or nearly enclosed by land.[1][2][3][4] As of 2007, there are 43 landlocked countries in the world. in western Europe. Saudi Arabia will appoint nonresident ambassadors for the two states. The meeting chaired by Crown Prince Sultan instructed all ministries and government departments to meet the needs of citizens and residents affected by recent rains and flooding across the country. The Cabinet endorsed an agreement signed with France for cooperation in petroleum, gas and minerals sectors. It also agreed to extend another agreement with France on the avoidance of double taxation for five years from Jan. 1, 2009. The Cabinet authorized the governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority THIS ISN"T THE CORRECT LOGO. SAGIA (ساقيا - الهيئة العامة للاستثمار) to sign an agreement with Finland on promotion and protection of investment. It also fixed the charges to be paid for the various services rendered by the General Commission for Tourism and Antiquities. Earlier addressing the ministers, Prince Sultan said the recent visit of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Asif Ali Zardari (Urdu: آصف علی زرداری) (Sindhi:آصف علي زرداري) (born July 21, 1956) is the chief of the Zardari tribe and the and his meeting with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (Arabic: خادم الحرمين الشريفين), a historical term, was a pious title taken by some Caliphs and modern Saudi kings. King Abdullah reflected the two countries' desire to strengthen their relations. The Cabinet noted King Abdullah's efforts to fight poverty at national and international levels. Copyright: Arab News 2003 All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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