Bahrain supports Saudi Arabia efforts to maintain security, stability and territorial integrity
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
Bahrain has affirmed its solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and support for all the measures it plans to take to maintain its security, stability and territorial integrity.
The Cabinet, during yesterday’s weekly meeting chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, strongly condemned the Houthi militia’s act of terrorism in launching projectiles towards the cities of Najran and Jazan in Saudi Arabia, which took the lives of two civilians and injuring others.
The Cabinet expressed sincere condolences to the families and relatives of those who lost their lives, and wished the injured a speedy and full recovery.
It congratulated His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister following the successful launch of the first joint Bahraini-Emirati satellite, “Light-1”. This significant project is in line with Bahrain’s efforts in supporting space sciences and exploration, the Cabinet noted.
It offered best wishes to HM the King and HRH Prince Salman, as well as the residents and citizens of Bahrain, on the upcoming new year.
The Cabinet noted its ambition for 2022 to be a successful and prosperous year for Bahrain and the rest of the world. The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism briefed the Cabinet on the restructuring plan of the Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill (GARMCO), which took place under the Reorganisation and Bankruptcy Law that was recently made exercisable in the Kingdom’s courts.
The Cabinet highlighted that the restructuring of the company has contributed to its sustainability, and the preservation of 700 jobs.
The Cabinet yesterday approved a number of memorandums.
They included the following:
1. A memorandum by the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs regarding an MoU between the University of Bahrain (UoB) and Huawei Technologies Bahrain SPC. The MoU establishes a working relationship to deploy training programmes for the transfer of ICT technologies to the UoB, via the Huawei Authorised Information and Network Academic Program.
2. A memorandum by the Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning regarding the total and partial acquisitions of several real estate for public use.
3. A memorandum by the Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, regarding a draft decision concerning the regulations for importing, selling and cultivating the Damas tree, also known as Conocarpus lancifolius.
4. A memorandum by the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs regarding the government’s response to a proposal submitted by the Council of Representatives.
The Cabinet also reviewed the following topics:
1. A memorandum by the Minister of Cabinet Affairs regarding the Supreme Council for Environment’s 2021 air quality report. The Kingdom’s air quality has been monitored and analysed through specialised stations in accordance with methodologies approved by the World Health Organisation, which showed that most of the air components in the Kingdom of Bahrain are within normal levels.
2. A report on the National Communication Centre priorities for 2022, which is built on seven main courses of action, and contains 24 initiatives.
The Cabinet took note of Ministerial reports regarding:
the Kingdom’s participation in the extraordinary meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Afghanistan; joint ministerial meeting of the UK-Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers’ meeting; 41st meeting of the Arab Ministers of Social Affairs Council; as well as the foreign participations of ministers and the visits of foreign delegations to the Kingdom of Bahrain for the month of January 2022.
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