Business & Money | Tuesday 10 March, 2015 7:29 am |

The Council of Economic and Development Affairs held a meeting in Riyadh on Monday under the chairmanship of Defense Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman, chief of the Royal Court, and discussed matters related to transport, telecom services and other development projects.

The meeting heard a presentation from Transport Minister Abdullah Al-Muqbil on the ministry’s present and future projects. Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammed Al-Suwaiyel also gave a presentation on his ministry’s plans to boost telecom services.

Al-Suwaiyel emphasized his ministry’s efforts to develop telecom and information technology services, an official statement said, adding that the council adopted a number of resolutions on the basis of the two presentations.

The council members including a number of senior ministers attended the meeting, which took place at the Royal Court in Riyadh.