Riyadh, Feb 1, 2021, SPA -- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Arab Bureau of Education and the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) have co-signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on joint cooperation. The two sides share general goals to meet the needs of the knowledge society and develop the values of citizenship, as well as to promote the goals of sustainable development agenda and 2030 Education's goals. In addition to realize principles for evidence-based policy formulation and the importance of education statistics for national sustainable development, in the GCC member states. -- SPA 19:09 LOCAL TIME 16:09 GMT 0021 www.spa.gov.sa/w1496951