Cairo, December 29, 2022, SPA -- Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel bin Abdurrahman Al-Asoumi, met with the President of Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University and Secretary General of the Prince Mohammad bin Fahd International Foundation, Dr. Issa Al-Ansari. In a statement issued by the Arab Parliament today, the two sides agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that regulates cooperation in several fields, as well as cooperation between centers and internal departments of each party. Al-Asoumi emphasized that raising the status of scientific research has become one of the main requirements for achieving sustainable development in the Arab countries and an essential pillar of Arab national security in its comprehensive concept, expressing the Arab Parliament's interest in building effective and sustainable partnerships with institutions concerned with supporting and developing the educational process in the Arab world, including Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, which represents one of the ancient academic and scientific institutions in the Saudi Arabia and the Arab world, as well as its advanced ranking at the Arab and international levels. The Speaker praised the university’s role in building youth’s creativity, innovation, and constructive critical thinking, thus contributing to strengthening the status of scientific research in the Arab world. For his part, Dr. Al-Ansari reiterated the university's keenness to launch sustainable cooperation with the Arab Parliament in many areas that serve the joint Arab action, especially concerning developing education, scientific research, and youth empowerment. --SPA 19:59 LOCAL TIME 16:59 GMT 0020 www.spa.gov.sa/w1833785