NEOM — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Monday chaired virtually the 51st meeting of the board of King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah), the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques reaffirmed the importance of taking care of the national history, diffusion of the historical content for all, and taking advantage of it.

King Salman lauded the endeavor of the foundation over the past 50 years since its inception and highlighted its role in the future in line with the Kingdom Vision 2030.

The meeting discussed issues of its agenda and took the following decisions: Approval of the foundation's strategy and its execution plan for the years 2021-2022, Endorsement of the policy of preserving the historical structures and classifying them and the project for consolidating the national identity through investing in the Saudi identity cards.

The board also approved the program to celebrate the 50th anniversary of establishing the foundation, next year.

It ratified the two final accounts of the foundation for the two fiscal years 1441-1442 AH.

The board was briefed on the foundation's cultural activities carried out during the year. — SG