DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani chaired the Cabinet's regular meeting held at its seat at the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday.
Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi issued the following statement:
At the outset of the meeting, the Cabinet applauded the outcome of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's European tour from Sept2 to 5, which included official visits to the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of Norway and the Republic of Finland.
The Cabinet emphasized that the fruitful talks HH the Amir held with leaders and senior officials of the three friendly countries, and the memoranda of understanding signed during the tour, affirmed the joint keenness on elevating the existing friendship ties between the State of Qatar and each of Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of Norway and the Republic of Finland, and opened up promising prospects for developing the relations and expanding investment partnerships, as well as promoting mutual understanding on various regional and international issues, thus establishing a new and advanced phase for bilateral cooperation between the State of Qatar and the three countries across various fields.
The Cabinet then considered the topics listed on its agenda.
First, the Cabinet approved the following draft laws, and decided to refer them to the Shura Council.
1- Draft law amending some provisions of Law No. (20) of 2018 regulating tourism.
2- Draft law amending some provisions of Law No. (21) of 2018 regulating business events.
The two draft laws aim to enable Qatar Tourism to implement the new tourism strategy.Second, the Cabinet approved a draft law on extending the concession granted to the Qatar Ports Management Company.
Third, the Cabinet approved a draft Amiri Decision amending some provisions of Amiri Decision No. (15) of 2021 establishing Qatar Tourism.
The draft decision aims to strengthen the functions of Qatar Tourism to support and develop the tourism sector, and invest in the tourism sector in partnership with the private sector.
Fourth, the Cabinet approved a draft decision of the Minister of Labor regarding the regulation of the conditions and procedures for licensing the recruitment of workers from abroad on behalf of others.
Fifth, the Cabinet reviewed the proposal put forward by the Shura Council regarding the disadvantages of the use of technology by young people, and the views of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in this regard, and took the appropriate decision thereon.
Sixth, the Cabinet took the necessary measures to ratify a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the field of public prosecution between the Public Prosecution in the State of Qatar and the Office of the Attorney General in the Republic of El Salvador.
Seventh, the Cabinet approved:
1- Draft Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of crime prevention between the General Department of Public Security at the Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar and the Las Vegas Police Department in the United States of America.
2- Draft Memorandum of Understanding on conducting political consultations on issues of common interest between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Haiti.
3- Draft Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of the State of Qatar and the United Nations Development Program.Eighth, the Cabinet reviewed the following topics and took appropriate decisions thereon:
1- The 9th annual report on the results of the work of the National Explosives Affairs Committee during the period from 1/1 to 31/12/2023.
2- Two reports on the results of the work of the Artificial Intelligence Committee.
3- Report on the results of the visit of the State of Qatar's delegation headed by the Minister of Transport to the People's Republic of China, to discuss aspects of cooperation in the field of transportation, communications and infrastructure.
4- Report on the results of the participation of the State of Qatar's delegation headed by the Minister of Commerce and Industry in the 7th session of the Qatar-Iraq Joint Committee for Economic, Trade and Technical Cooperation.
5- Report on the results of the participation of the State of Qatar's delegation headed by the Minister of Municipality in the 38th session of the General Assembly of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development.