Cabinet mandated the Interior Ministry to discuss and sign a cooperation agreement with the US Department of Justice on exchanging criminal information, state news agency SPA reported yesterday. No further details were disclosed.

Ministers also approved an amendment restructuring the National Authority to Implement Conventions on the Prohibition of Chemical and Biological Weapons to be chaired by the Foreign Ministry. The authority’s board will include representatives of a number of entities, the Cabinet said, without providing further details.

AND- The government’s State Properties General Authority (SPGA) has gotten cabinet approval to allocate state property to the non-oil sector under rules approved by the authority’s board. No further details were provided. The SPGA was formed by the Cabinet in 2018 to help “optimize the use of state properties and transform the government's properties into developmental and economic opportunities.”

Also approved at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting:

  • Two separate agreements on mutual exemptions of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, service and special passports with Costa Rica and Malta;
  • An agreement with Slovakia to avoid double taxation and prevent tax evasion;
  • Mandating the Industry and Mineral Resources Minister to discuss and sign a MoU with Vietnam on mineral resources.
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