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Thursday 26 Nov 2015 - 13:07 Makkah mean time-14-2-1437
 Riyadh, (IINA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Saudi Arabia has become the first Arab country and the 10th internationally to join the protocol that aims at eliminating illicit trade in tobacco products, Arab News reported.
The announcement was made by Tawfik Khoja, director general of the executive board of the Health Ministers' Council for the Gulf Cooperation Council States.
Khoja congratulated Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, along with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Minister of Health Khalid Al-Falih on their achievement. He also thanked them for their efforts in making the Kingdom part of the global campaign against illegal tobacco dealings.
“As one of the countries that signed this international pact early, it will contribute to the well-being of humanity as a whole. Such a forward-thinking step is not unusual for the Kingdom and its wise leadership" Khoja said.
"We hope, as health care professionals and officials, that this move by the Kingdom will help to decrease the supply and demand of tobacco and will consequently contribute to fighting tobacco-related illnesses that exhaust financial resources and which also put lives in danger”, he added.
The objective of this protocol is to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products. The protocol has 47 articles and 4 annexes related to licensing, tracing, tracking and record keeping, as well as sections related to security and internet sales of illicit tobacco products.
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