Riyadh, Jumada I 5, 1439, Jan 22, 2018, SPA -- Presided over by the Speaker of Shura council Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh, Shura held its 12th ordinary session here today. Shura Council approved a draft memorandum of understanding, in the field of patents, between King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and the European Patent Office (EPO), signed on 04/05/2017. It also approved the revised code of conduct concerning the suppression of piracy, armed robbery against ships and illicit maritime activity, in the western Indian Ocean and the gulf of Aden region, signed on 12/01/2017, in Jeddah. --SPA 17:17 LOCAL TIME 14:17 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w593295