MANAMA, OCT 25 (BNA) HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRIME MINISTER, PRINCE KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA CHAIRED THE WEEKLY CABINET MEETING, AT GUDAIBIYA PALACE THIS MORNING. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS AT THE OUTSET OF THE MEETING EXTENDED HIS GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES TO THE CROWN PRINCE AND DEPUTY SUPREME COMMANDER HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 40TH BIRTHDAY.
HE WISHED HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE CROWN PRINCE CONTINUED GOOD HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.
ON THIS OCCASION THE PREMIER AFFIRMED THAT HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE CROWN PRINCE HAS EXERTED ALL EFFORTS AND CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY AND ITS PROGRESS VIA HIS HEADING OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING STRANGE FROM A PERSON WHO HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP BY A STRONG LEADER THE LIKES OF HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA.
HE ALSO EMPHASISED THAT THE CROWN PRINCE PROJECTED THE EXAMPLE OF LOYAL SERVICE FOR THE COUNTRY AND FOR ITS FURTHER PROGRESS.
THEN THE CABINET WELCOMED THE UN HUMAN RIGHT BOARD'S DECISION RELATED TO THE FACT FINDINGS IN GAZA STRIP THROUGH THE GOLDSTONE REPORT.
WITH THIS REGARD THE CABINET EXPRESSED THAT IT WOULD EXERTED EFFORTS TO PUSH FOR FURTHER INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE AND COMBATING ISRAELI CRIMES AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS.
MOREOVER, THE CABINET ALSO CONDEMNED THE ISRAELI FORCES ENTRY INTO THE AL AQSA MOSQUE REGARDING IT AN ATTACK ON ISLAMIC HOLY SITES.
THEN HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRIME MINISTER AFFIRMED THE NEED FOR MINISTRIES AND GOVERNMENT BODIES TO RESPOND TO CITIZEN NEEDS AND QUERIES WHICH ARE PUBLICISED THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA RELATED TO THEIR MINISTRIES.
HE INDICATED THAT THIS WAS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S TRANSPARENCY POLICIES AND WAS A RIGHT OF EVERY CITIZEN.
MEANWHILE, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS EMPHASISED THE NEED FOR ALL MINISTRIES TO FOLLOW UP AND MONITOR GOVERNMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
THIS HE SAID WOULD HELP ENSURE THE QUALITY AND STANDARDS OF SERVICES BEING PROVIDED TO THE CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS.
WITHIN THIS CONTEXT THE PREMIER URGED THE UTILIZING AND BENEFITING FROM THE BAHRAIN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAMS.
THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDED ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TECHNICAL AND LEGAL TOOLS THAT WOULD ASSIST IN PROVIDING GOOD SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS ALSO CALLED UPON ALL THE MINISTRIES TO ADOPT THE OPEN DOOR POLICY WHEN DEALING WITH CITIZENS ISSUES.
THROUGH THE DIRECTIVES OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRIME MINISTER, THE CABINET THEN FOLLOWED UP ON THE MEASURES BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN DEALING WITH H1N1 FLU.
THIS INCLUDED THE COORDINATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, AND THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TO SAFEGUARD THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS.
THE CABINET ALSO REVIEWED THE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MINISTRY OF JUSTICE RELATED TO THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF PILGRIMS ASSIGNING THE NATIONAL CRISIS COMMITTEE TO PLACE A MECHANISM TO ACHIEVE WHAT WAS STATED EARLIER.
THEN THE CABINET REVIEWED ALL TOPICS ON ITS AGENDA TAKING DECISIONS WITH ALL THAT WAS ON IT.
A PRESENTATION BY THE DEPUTY PREMIER SHAIKH ALI BIN KHALIFA AL KHALIFA RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT OF THE AVIATION SECTOR THROUGH THE DIRECTIVES OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PREMIER AND HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE CROWN PRINCE TO PROVIDE MORE FACILITIES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT FOLLOWING THE GOVERNMENT POLICIES OF PRIVATIZATION.
WITHIN THIS FRAMEWORK THE CABINET DISCUSSED THE RECOMMENDATIONS FORWARDED BY THE COMMITTEE FORMED BY THE CABINET FOR DEVELOPING THE CIVIL AVIATION.
THE CABINET AGREED TO THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE CIVIL AVIATION TRANSFORMING IT INTO REGULATORY, MONITORING, AND SUPERVISORY BODY.
THE CABINET THEN APPROVED THE JOINING OF THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN JOINING IN THE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION FOR DEVELOPMENT.
WITH REGARD TO THE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT 167 OF 1989 RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION WORK IT REVIEWED THE COUNTRY'S MEMBERSHIP.
THE CABINET ALSO AGREED TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID AS PART OF THE KINGDOM COMMITMENT TOWARD ARAB AND ISLAMIC SUMMIT DECISIONS.
IT ALSO DISCUSSED THE ISSUE REGARDING ENSURING THE KINGDOM SUFFICIENT STOCK OF FOOD SUPPLIES.
IN CONCLUSION THE CABINET APPROVED DEVELOPING BUSAITEEN, DAIR, SAMAHEEJ, AND GALALI BEACHES AS PART OF ITS MOVE TOWARD PRESERVING AND MAINTAINING FAMILY TOURISM.
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