Saudi Arabia has signed three MoUs to provide support for HR development, education, and telecoms in the Palestinian territories, state news agency SPA reported yesterday. This took place on the sidelines of the Saudi-French UN ministerial conference in New York, during which Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa to discuss bilateral relations and developments in Palestine.

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The MoUs breakdown:

  • A human resources MoU was signed between the Saudi Human Resources and Social Development Ministry and the Palestinian General Personnel Council to develop Palestinian human capital.
  • An education MoU was signed between the Saudi Education Ministry and the Palestinian Education and Higher Education Ministry to level up curriculum development.
  • An MoU in telecommunication and information technology was signed between the Saudi MCIT Ministry and the Palestinian Communications and Digital Economy Ministry to collaborate on digital transformation and ICT.

REMEMBER- The Kingdom and France co-hosted a UN ministerial conference in New York onMonday to rally international support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The meeting — backed by 125 countries, including 50 ministries — aimed to map out steps toward the creation of a Palestinian state and a long-term resolution to the conflict, despite the absence of Israel and the US.

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