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THE Cabinet at its weekly meeting chaired by Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani at the Emiri Diwan on Wednesday expressed regret over the United States' intention to move its embassy to occupied Al Quds in mid-May and hoped that the United States will reverse its decision.
The Cabinet also stressed its rejection of the US move, saying it was contradictory to international law and UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions related to the Palestinian issue.
The Cabinet added that such a move will heighten tension in the region, impede peace talks and prevent any fair and comprehensive resolution of the issue acknowledging the rights of the Palestinian people to have an independent state with East Al Quds as its capital.
Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Dr Hassan bin Lahdan al Hassan al Mohannadi discussed the details of the meeting.
The Cabinet also denounced the Syrian regime's continued attack on Eastern Ghouta, in clear violation of UN Security Council resolution no 2401 issued last Saturday unanimously.
The Cabinet called on the international community to stop the humanitarian crisis perpetrated by the Syrian regime against the innocent civilians in utter violation of the international law and the UN Security Council resolutions.
Furthermore, the Cabinet approved its draft decision to amend the organisation of some of the administrative units of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce and delegating their duties.
The Cabinet also approved the draft decision of the Minister of Economy and Commerce to amend certain provisions of Decree No 134 of 2017 to establish sections in MEC's administrative units and delegate tasks to them.
The Cabinet then approved a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Qatar and the Ministry of Higher Education of Oman to cooperate in the fields of sciences and higher education.
The Cabinet also approved draft MoUs between the governments of Qatar and the Republic of Rwanda to cooperate in the cultural and sports fields.
The Cabinet approved the draft fourth executive programme for the media agreement between the governments of Qatar and the Kingdom of Morocco for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020.
The Cabinet approved joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a dialogue partner. The SCO is an intergovernmental, political, economic and security organisation.
One of the aims of the organisation is promoting mutual trust and good neighbourliness among member states. It also aims to promote effective cooperation in the fields of politics, trade, economy, technology research, culture, education, energy, transport, tourism, environmental protection and other fields.
The Cabinet reviewed the report on the work of National Civil Aviation Security Committee from July 1, 2016, to December 31, 2017, and took the necessary measures.
The Cabinet praised the work of the committee and the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority and its efforts in the field of civil aviation security, according to the information in the report.
