H.E. Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary General of the Academy, chaired the 122nd meeting of departments on Wednesday, 11 Sha’ban 1445, corresponding to 21 February 2024, via videoconference from his residence in Malaysia.

His Excellency started the meeting by welcoming and thanking the participants, then spoke about his participation in the Islamic Economics World Conference, held in Malaysia. He then talked about the coordination meeting between the Academy and the Saudi Food and Drug Authority regarding the final arrangements for holding the symposium on “Cultured Meat and Modified Foods of Animal Origin,” which both parties agreed to postpone to a later date.

His Excellency also called to communicate with several experts and scholars from inside and outside Saudi Arabia, including those specialized in veterinary medicine and genetics, to participate and contribute to this scientific symposium to enrich the scientific discussion by their competence.

The meeting discussed previous decisions and issued new ones, notably:

• Informing the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and those invited to the postponed symposium of the new dates at a later period.
• Communicating with the Women’s Development Organization to discuss the date for the symposium on “The Role of Religious Leaders in Combating Violence Against Women.”
• Finalizing the final version of the research papers for the symposium on “The Role of Religious Leaders in Combating Violence Against Women.”