RIYADH: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Belarus have recently signed a deal to exchange information and experiences on judiciary issues.
Mansour Al-Qufari, Saudi ministry undersecretary for International Cooperation and Legislation, and Sergei Zadiranand, first deputy justice minister, signed for their respective countries.
Al-Qufari led a Saudi delegation to the Belarus capital of Minsk to cement legal and judiciary ties on a four-day visit to that country.
Earlier, Al-Qufari met with the Belarus Justice Minister Oleg Slizhevsky. They discussed signing of a draft memo of understanding (MoU) on judiciary issues between the two countries.
The Belarus minister said the MoU, if signed, would boost aspects of cooperation between the two countries in legal affairs and exchange of information.
Al-Qufari said the Kingdom has launched the Vision 2030, which contained many initiatives aimed to support the Kingdom’s future plans in a variety of areas.
He stressed that the exchange of experiences with friendly countries will achieve the integrity of such initiatives and the Kingdom seeks to benefit from global experiences in legal and documentary fields.
Saudi Arabia, Belarus agree to exchange judiciary experiences
Saudi Arabia, Belarus agree to exchange judiciary experiences
Saudi project clears 2,676 explosive devices in Yemen
- Ousama Al-Gosaibi, Project Masam’s managing director, said the initiative had cleared a total of 544,187 mines since it began in 2018
RIYADH: Members of Saudi Arabia’s Project Masam removed 2,108 explosive devices from various regions of Yemen last week.
The total included 2,484 unexploded ordnances, 149 anti-tank mines, 17 anti-personnel mines and 26 improvised explosive devices, according to a recent report.
The explosives were planted indiscriminately and posed a threat to civilians, including children, women and the elderly.
The demining operations took place in Marib, Aden, Jouf, Shabwa, Taiz, Hodeidah, Lahij, Sanaa, Al-Bayda, Al-Dhale and Saada.
Ousama Al-Gosaibi, Project Masam’s managing director, said the initiative had cleared a total of 544,187 mines since it began in 2018.
Teams are tasked with clearing villages, roads and schools to facilitate the safe movement of civilians and delivery of humanitarian aid.
The project trains local demining engineers, provides them with modern equipment, and offers support to Yemenis injured by the devices.
