ALULA — The Executive Council of the Arab Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) approved the formation of a committee to reconsider the Executive Council's rules of procedures headed by Saudi Arabia and the membership of 9 countries: UAE, Tunisia, Sudan, Somalia, Palestine, Kuwait, Egypt, Morocco and Mauritania, due to international variables and the requirements of the organization's future action plan.

This was revealed during a press conference held Wednesday in AlUla governorate at the conclusion of the ALECSO Executive Council's meeting.

On the occasion, the Chairman of the Executive Board of ALECSO Hani Bin Moqbel Al-Moqbel extended deep thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and the Crown Prince for the kind approval and full support being accorded by the Saudi Arabia to host the meeting of the organization's Executive Council.

He also expressed thanks to Minister of Culture Prince Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhan, chairman of the National Committee for Education, Culture and Science, for his uunstinted support to hold this meeting, citing the historical civilizational value of AlUla in which the human settlement dates back to 4,000 years. — SPA