The Saudi government hailed on Tuesday the recommendations of the third Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum that was held last week. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held in Riyadh. The forum had recommended bolstering collective efforts in areas that can reach innovative, sustainable and practical solutions to humanitarian response and accelerate the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals. The ministers were briefed on the message received by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, from President of Costa Rica Rodrigo Chaves Robles. The message tackled bilateral relations between their countries and ways to develop them in various fields. The cabinet reviewed several articles on its agenda and agreed to authorize the minister of culture - or his deputy - to discuss and sign with Kuwait a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the cultural field. It authorized the minister of environment, water and agriculture - or his deputy - to discuss and sign with Djibouti a draft MoU for cooperation in the field of live animal stock. It authorized the minister of environment, water and agriculture - or his deputy - to discuss and sign with Thailand a draft MoU in the agricultural field. The cabinet approved Saudi Arabia’s accession to the Near East Plant Protection Organization (NEPPO) and a draft MoU between the Kingdom and South Africa for cooperation in the field of communications and information technology. It approved a MoU between the Saudi Communications, Space and Technology Commission and Brazil’s National Communications Agency. It authorized the minister of environment, water and agriculture, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation - or his deputy - to discuss and sign with Japan’s Shinshu University a draft MoU in seawater desalination.