The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz will inaugurate the tasks of the first year of the eighth session of the Shura Council next Wednesday and the Chairman of the Shura Council, and the members of the Council, whose appointment in the Council was issued in its eighth session, will be honored to take the oath before the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.

The Council will also listen to the annual royal speech that King Salman will deliver .

This was announced by the head of the Shura Council, Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim Al Sheikh.

In a press statement on this occasion, Al-Sheikh expressed his pride, as well as the council and its members and affiliates, to meet the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques on this annual occasion in which the Council has the honor to listen to his directives and his vision - may God support him - regarding all internal and external issues and issues.

He emphasized that the noble royal speech is a platform for action and a road map for the Council and its members to enlighten in its studies of the topics that
fall within its powers and specializations, leading to rational decisions that contribute to improving the performance of government agencies and institutions, and developing and updating regulations.

He added that the royal speech is also a platform of action for government agencies in the state “, with its wise content that guides it about the state’s orientations at home and abroad and its vision in the present and the future.

Al-Sheikh said, “The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ speech comes at a very important time and many political and economic circles anticipate it for several considerations, foremost of which is the great and influential position of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques at the regional and international levels, and the Kingdom’s position as a large and pivotal country at the global level that takes over the presidency of the G20 for this year 2020, Which is the most influential and important international group in the global economic and financial field.

He pointed out that the annual speech of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in the Shura Council indicates the extent of his interest - may God protect him - in the council, its role and its presence in the national scene as one of the important regulatory and monitoring institutions in the state, and this also constitutes one of the forms of confidence that the Council enjoys from the leadership that enabled the council aims to advance its role and responsibilities, embodying the principle of the Shura Council. He pointed out that the majlis’s dome and the serious discussion it is witnessing reflects the vision of the leadership and the nation where its members gather in order to give priority to the national interest in a new reality for the Shura practice in the Kingdom, where the Council has contributed significantly to participating in the process of reform and development and the development that the Kingdom is going through, and has worked to keep pace with all development plans, foremost of which is Vision 2030, and intensified in this aspect through its specialized committees and what it studies and discusses in the follow-up to what ensures the concerted efforts in an integrative work aimed at achieving this ambitious vision and its projects and goals led by His Royal Highness the Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense - may God protect him.

Al-Sheikh said, “Today, the Council has become a major component of decision-making in the Kingdom and an aid to the state with its actions and decisions issued by a selected elite of the nation’s people who are scientifically and practically qualified and have competence and experience in all fields and disciplines, in a sober shura space armed with knowledge and experience.

The Speaker of the Shura Council concluded his statement asking God - the Most High, the Almighty - to perpetuate security, renaissance, pride and prosperity for our dear country, and to help us achieve the aspirations of the rulers and the aspirations of the honorable citizens,and bestow upon the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz and his trustworthy Crown Prince His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdul-Aziz, health and wellness, and to protect them from all harm.