Bahrain Cabinet condoles with quake-hit Syria and Turkey

TDT | Manama                                        

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com   

The Cabinet yesterday expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to Syria and Turkey in the wake of the devastating earthquakes that hit their countries, and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

It affirmed the Kingdom of Bahrain’s solidarity with Syria and Turkey in overcoming this natural disaster. His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, yesterday chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting at Gudaibiya Palace.

The Cabinet highlighted the Bahrain Defence Force’s (BDF) advanced projects that has reinforced its capabilities as a model of development and modernisation. It noted the importance of the BDF Hospital’s Royal Medical Services Clinics in advancing medical and treatment services in the Kingdom, through its modern equipment, capabilities and advanced technologies.

The Cabinet discussed and aprroved the following memorandums:

1. A memorandum by the Government Executive Committee regarding a proposal to develop a mechanism for submitting and preparing government draft laws.

2. A memorandum by the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs regarding draft laws that were prepared based on proposed laws submitted by the Council of Representatives and the Shura Council, which remain with the Council of Representatives and the National Council following the end of the fourth session of the fifth legislative term.

The Cabinet reviewed the progress of implementing the Al Fateh Road development project, which falls within the Kingdom’s traffic projects and its completion rates. The Cabinet also reviewed the preparations made by the ministries and government agencies to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the National Action Charter.

The Cabinet took note of ministerial reports regarding:

The foreign bilateral exchanges, engagements and participations for the month of February 2023 The visit conducted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates to the Kingdom of Bahrain The visit conducted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Republic of the Sudan and Hungary.

The visit conducted by the Minister of Oil and Environment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Minister of Health’s participation in the 2023 Arab Health Exhibition and Conference

The visit conducted by the Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments to the United Arab Emirate’s (UAE) Ministry of Justice and to the Dubai Courts

The visit conducted by the Minister of Housing and Urban Planning to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the meeting held with the Saudi Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs, participation at Saudi Arabia’s Municipal Investment Forum, “Foras”, as well as the Minister’s visit to the UAE to review the Sheikh Zayed Housing Program

The visit conducted by the Minister of Education to the UAE.