The Executive Council of the Saudi-Emirates Coordination Council held its first meeting under the co-chairmanship of Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning Mohammed bin Mazyad Al-Tuwaijri and Emirati Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Gergawi, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Saturday. The meeting was held in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Wednesday. The meeting reviewed the progress of the implementation of joint strategic projects, within the "Strategy of Determination" and discussed the latest cooperation between the two parties, in order to achieve the aspirations of the two leaderships and serve the common interests of the two countries and peoples. Initiatives and priorities were also discussed and their work and performance indicators were followed up. The Executive Committee was formed to ensure effective implementation of the opportunities for cooperation and partnership between Saudi Arabia and the UAE and to set standards through which to monitor the progress of work and to achieve full bilateral cooperation in key areas and joint projects. The meeting falls in line with the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates. A joint vision of economic, developmental and military integration was announced through 44 joint strategic projects, lying on the three main axes: the economic, human and cognitive, political, security and military sectors as a result of the "Determinations Strategy". The Executive Committee is set to play a key role, in accelerating implementation of the memorandums of understanding, co-signed between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.