Tunis, April 03, 2021, SPA -- The General Secretariat of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers praised the "Saudi Green" and "Middle East Green" initiatives announced by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, to support the environmental and food efforts existing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the previous years, in accordance with the Saudi Vision 2030, and to continue the efforts and goals that it drew during its presidency of the G20 last year in line with its vision of establishing a comprehensive integrated system for environmental and food security as well as the achievements of the National Transformation Program in this field. In a statement issued today, the General Secretariat of the Council, which is based in Tunis, hailed these two initiatives being drawn up by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH the Crown Prince to lead the next green era, in line with its comprehensive development vision which does not aim only to achieve environmental, food, community and health security and raise the economic return, but also to find solutions to many issues of the environment and food, preserve natural resources and promote sustainable development within the framework of keenness to achieve the national goals for the desired progress and global targets, in order to restore the ecological balance, promote public health and quality of life, and make a lasting global impact. The General Secretariat highly valued the efforts exerted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the effective and sustainable initiatives it adopts on confronting the environmental and food challenges and combating the climate change and the expansion of the desertification and drought facing the Arab region and the world, as well as the dangers resulted from them on earth and mankind. It also valued the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's tireless efforts in order to protect the nature, and unify the world's efforts in this field, in a way that achieves the common interests and benefits the countries and peoples of the region. --SPA 19:32 LOCAL TIME 16:32 GMT 0023 www.spa.gov.sa/w1535635