The Cabinet meeting, which was chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, urged the United Nations not to allow the Syrian regime to adopt delaying tactics to get away from its commitments.

“The response of the international community should not be limited to giving one deadline after another at the expense of the lives of Syrian people,” said Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Khoja quoting a Cabinet statement.

Earlier, King Abdullah briefed the ministers on the outcome of his talks and consultations with world leaders on regional and international developments, including the discussions he had with Egyptian military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi.

The Cabinet congratulated King Abdullah for receiving UNESCO Gold Medal, which was given to him by its Director General Irina Bokova in appreciation of his efforts to promote a culture of dialogue and peace. It noted the king’s initiative to hold a number of international dialogue conferences in world capitals.

The Arab accord for combating money laundering and terror funding aims at strengthening cooperation among the Arab countries to fight these crimes and take necessary precautions for that.

In accordance with the accord, every Arab country should extend maximum possible legal assistance in order to track down those involved in money laundering and terror funding, to conduct investigations against them and take judicial action against the culprits. Signatories to the accord should also enact laws to incriminate money laundering and terror funding.

With regard to the Arab accord on fighting cross-border organized crimes, the minister said it was aimed at preventing organized crimes by extending maximum possible legal assistance to track down, investigate and take judicial action against those involved in such crimes.

Khoja said the Cabinet approved the agreement for the establishment of the King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue in Vienna.

The Cabinet reshuffled the board of directors of the Agricultural Development Fund with Abdullah Al-Rubaian as chairman, the fund’s director general as deputy chairman, and Hassan Al-Attas, Muhammad Al-Shaiha, Muhammad Al-Saud, Ahmed Al-Saleh, Abdul Rahman Oqaili, Abdullah Al-Wably, Abdul Raheem Bukhamsin, Abdullah Qadi and Abdul Aziz Al-Babtain as members.

The Cabinet appointed Abdul Rahman Al-Mufrej director general of construction code, Ali bin Othman Al-Ghamdi director general of the legal department at the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Hattab Al-Anazi labor consultant at the Labor Ministry, and Abdul Rahman Al-Sadhan director general of the mufti’s office.