Jordan Times
Sunday, January 25, 1998
Cabinet hears briefing on King's visit to Saudi Arabia
AMMAN (Petra) - The Council of Ministers on Saturday listened to
a briefing by Prime Minister Abdul Salam Majali on His Majesty
King Hussein's visit to Saudi Arabia, where he performed umra
(lesser pilgrimage) in Mecca and held talks with King Fahd and
senior Saudi officials.
The King's talks centred on Jordanian-Saudi relations and
cooperation in different fields.
The Council approved an allocation of JD110,000 from the Ministry
of Finance's 1998 budget to finance the work of a
government-sponsored unit conducting studies on security and
disarmament.
The Cabinet formed Jordan's delegation to maintain contacts with
an international organisation on banning chemical weapons. Jordan
had earlier expressed its desire to join the international treaty
on banning the manufacture and use of chemical weapons.
The Council of Ministers decided to increase Jordan's
contribution to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by 48.8
million in special drawing rights (SDR) to become 170.5 million
SDR.
At the regular Cabinet session, a delegation was formed to attend
the 15th meeting of a team of experts on international
accountancy rules to be held in Geneva on Feb. 11.
The head of the Audit Bureau is to lead the delegation to the
three-day meeting.
The Cabinet created a delegation, led by Minister of Transport
and Telecommunications Bassam Saket, to attend an international
conference on the application of air navigation rules to be held
in Brazil on May 5.