Executive, legislative branches hold third joint meeting

TDT | Manama                             

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com   

The executive and legislative branches yesterday reached a consensus on the amendment priorities of the government programme during the third joint meeting of the Parliamentary Committee in charge of studying the Government Programme and the government team.

The Council of Representatives Speaker Ahmed bin Salman Al Musallam and Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa co-chaired the session. Finance and National Economy Minister Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Labour Minister Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, Parliament Minister Ghanim bin Fadhl Al Bouainain, Legal Affairs Minister Youssef bin Abdulla Khalaf, Health Minister Dr Jaleela bint Al Sayyed Jawad Hasan, Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Minister Nawaf bin Mohammed Al Maawda and Cabinet Affairs Minister Hamad bin Faisal Al Malki were present.

Council of Representatives First Deputy Speaker MP Abdulnabi Salman and members of the Parliamentary Committee for studying the Government Programme were also present.

The Speaker highlighted the consensus on priorities for enhancing citizens' standard of living and pointed out that Bahraini citizens will always remain the focus of development and the pillar of national action.

The Deputy Prime Minister stressed the importance of enhancing joint work between the executive and legislative branches and building on coordination. He reiterated the Government’s keenness to cooperate with the legislative branch to move from the phase of recovery to sustainable growth.