[nasional_list] [ppiindia] Focus on Empowerment of Women

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Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:18:16 +0100
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            Tuesday, 22, November, 2005 (20, Shawwal, 1426)


                  Focus on Empowerment of Women
                  P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News 
                    
                        

                        King Abdullah meets with top officials of the Ministry 
of Economy and Planning. (SPA)    
                        
                  JEDDAH, 22 November 2005 - Saudi Arabia's new five-year plan, 
which was approved by the Council of Ministers yesterday, focuses on the 
empowerment of women, privatization of state-owned corporations, setting up of 
strategic industries, and the development of mining and tourism sectors.

                  The Cabinet meeting at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, chaired 
by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, also expressed its 
happiness over the approval given by the WTO General Council to Saudi Arabia's 
accession to the organization as its 149th member.

                  The Cabinet emphasized the importance of the WTO membership 
and urged all economic sectors to meet accession requirements to help the 
Kingdom compete with other world players and strengthen its economy. Saudi 
Arabia will become a full member of the World Trade Organization on Dec. 11 and 
participate in the WTO ministerial council meeting in Hong Kong.

                  The 8th Five-Year Development Plan (2005-2010), which has 
been endorsed by the Shoura Council, includes a number of projects and programs 
that are directly linked with the welfare of citizens and improvement of their 
living conditions, the Saudi Press Agency reported, quoting Culture and 
Information Minister Iyad Madani.

                  "The plan envisages greater participation of women in 
economic and developmental activities by implementing programs to improve their 
capabilities and removing obstacles that stand in the way of their wider 
participation," Madani said while explaining its salient features.

                  "Manpower development is the main focus of the new five-year 
plan as it includes programs for the development of general education, training 
and skills and expansion of applied sciences and technology," Madani said.

                  The plan intends to diversify the Kingdom's economic base, 
improve productivity of the national economy and strengthen its competitive 
capabilities by establishing strategic and downstream industries, expanding the 
natural gas industry, mining and tourism sectors and information technology, 
and removing obstacles facing domestic and foreign investments.

                  The eighth plan also anticipates greater private sector 
participation in economic and social development, the minister said. 
"Developing a knowledge-based economy is another thrust of the plan," he said, 
adding that it would stress on information and scientific research.

                  The weekly Cabinet meeting adopted a series of important 
decisions yesterday. It approved the Civil Aviation Tariff Law, which prevents 
foreign aircraft from leaving Saudi airports without paying their dues except 
for those airlines which have their licensed agents in the Kingdom.

                  King Abdullah earlier briefed the ministers on the outcome of 
his recent meetings with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, UN 
Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa. The 
talks focused on Palestine, Iraq and UN investigation into the assassination of 
former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

                  While emphasizing the important roles being played by the 
United Nations and Arab League in strengthening world peace and stability, King 
Abdullah pledged the Kingdom's support for their activities for the security, 
stability and betterment of the region and other parts of the world.

                  The Cabinet also backed the statement made by the king while 
inaugurating the headquarters of the International Energy Forum in Riyadh on 
Saturday. King Abdullah, while reiterating the Kingdom's readiness to ensure 
adequate oil supply, urged major consuming countries to cut taxes on petroleum 
products. The Cabinet meeting hoped that the IEF secretariat would play an 
effective role in strengthening cooperation and understanding between producers 
and consumers.

                  Crown Prince Sultan, who returned to Riyadh on Sunday at the 
end of an official visit to Egypt, briefed the meeting on his talks with 
President Hosni Mubarak and senior Egyptian officials on major regional issues 
and strengthening bilateral ties.

                  Referring to the Iraqi reconciliation conference in Cairo, 
the Cabinet hoped that it would help achieve unity among various Iraqi groups, 
"a basic requirement for the success of the ongoing political process and to 
ensure the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity." The Kingdom also 
lifted the economic sanctions against Iraq.

                  King Abdullah thanked the people of Makkah for giving him a 
warm reception last week and said the Kingdom would leave no stone unturned in 
the development of the two holy mosques and expanding services for pilgrims.

                  The Cabinet approved the new electricity law, which aims at 
improving electricity services in the country and protecting the rights of 
consumers. 

                  It encourages the private sector to participate in 
electricity projects, protects investments, ensures adequate power supply and 
promotes competition. 

                  The Cabinet also appointed Prince Khaled ibn Faisal ibn Turki 
as undersecretary of the National Guard in the Western region.
                 
           
     


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