At its tenth regular session held yesterday under the chairmanship of Abdullah Al-Asheikh, the council also approved a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs of Sweden.

Shoura Council Secretary-General Muhammed Al-Ghamdi said the conventions are part of the Arab League's efforts to fight cyber crimes and prevent money laundering and terror financing in Arab countries. These efforts would contribute to peace and stability in the region.

The secretary-general said the council's committee on Security Affairs submitted the proposal and it was passed unanimously at the session.

Al-Ghamdi said the Ministry of Health would cooperate with its Swedish counterpart to form a technical committee and implement the areas of cooperation stipulated in the MoU. These include research, training of manpower, exchange of expertise and the improvement of health services in the two countries.

The annual report of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) was tabled during the session.

A six-member delegation from the Shoura Council headed by Al-Asheikh will leave for Kuwait to take part in the 18th conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU), which will begin today.

Speakers of parliaments from 18 Arab countries will participate. The agenda of the conference includes elections of a chairman and a vice chairman. The participating delegates will discuss the chairman's report on the union's activities and the progress made by the AIPU executive committee since the last conference. They will review the secretary-general's report on the current state of affairs of the union.

The conference will also review a study of the Arab Labor Organization (ALO) on job seekers in the Arab World and the role of parliamentarians in their efforts to solve the unemployment problem.