Deputy King His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting at Gudaibiya Palace yesterday.
The Cabinet affirmed the importance of His Majesty King Hamad’s visit to the United Kingdom, undertaken at the invitation of King Charles, in furthering Bahrain-UK ties. In this regard, the Cabinet commended the long-standing Bahrain-UK relations and multi-sectoral partnership.
The Cabinet welcomed the newly-appointed Cabinet members, following a Royal Decree issued by the King, and extended best wishes for success to the new Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Dr Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and Social Development Minister Osama Al Alawi.
The Cabinet commended the outcomes of the visit of Montenegro Prime Minister Milojko Spajić and its importance in enhancing bilateral co-operation to meet shared goals.
The Cabinet welcomed the launch of the global youth support initiative ‘Hope Network’, in line with the King’s vision to support and invest in the kingdom’s youth and based on the directives of the government, led by HRH Prince Salman. The initiative was spearheaded by His Majesty’s representative for humanitarian work and youth affairs and Supreme Council for Youth and Sports chairman Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa to promote youth engagement and empowerment.
The Cabinet congratulated Bahrain’s national volleyball team on winning the 23rd Arab Men’s Volleyball Championship, hosted in Bahrain, celebrating this success as a significant addition to the kingdom’s wide-ranging sports achievements.
The Cabinet extended its best wishes for the success of the Extraordinary Arab and Islamic Summit hosted by Saudi Arabia, expressing hope that it will strengthen Arab solidarity and unify Arab nations’ position to regional developments.
The Cabinet also congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential elections. In this regard, the Cabinet commended the long-standing Bahrain-US relationship, spanning more than 120 years.
The Cabinet then discussed several memorandums during the meeting, approving the following:
- A memorandum submitted by the Government Executive Committee to enhance drug management and availability.
- A memorandum submitted by the Civil Service Bureau on the restructuring of several government agencies to improve their performance and efficiency.
- A memorandum submitted by the ministerial committee for legal and legislative affairs on the Jeddah Document of the Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance.
- A memorandum submitted by the ministerial committee on a memorandum of understanding between the Supreme Council for Health and the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
- A memorandum submitted by the Cabinet Affairs Minister and Education and Training Quality Authority board of directors chairman, regarding the approval of the authority’s reports.
- A memorandum submitted by the ministerial committee on the government’s response to two proposals and a law submitted by Parliament.
The Cabinet noted the following ministerial reports:
- Outcomes of the kingdom’s participation in the 25th meeting of the GCC Ministerial Committee, tasked with ensuring the implementation of decisions related to GCC joint work.
- Outcomes of the official visit of the Industry and Commerce Minister to the UAE.
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