King’s keynote address ‘lays out roadmap for Bahrain’s growth’
THE Cabinet has highlighted the importance of His Majesty King Hamad’s address at the opening of the sixth legislative term of the Shura Council and Parliament.
The session, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, at Gudaibiya Palace yesterday, said the address sets forth the King’s far-reaching vision on the next phase of development and national contributions.
The Cabinet highlighted that the King’s Royal Orders are the foundation for government work and that the government is honoured to implement them.
The Cabinet affirmed that the plan to preserve the historical and cultural identity of Bahrain’s buildings and cities and to launch the Muharraq City Development Plan will be implemented immediately, as per the Royal Order.
The Cabinet discussed several memorandums during the meeting, approving the following:
A memorandum submitted by the Interior Minister on following up on the initiative to develop websites for each government entity according to the standards of the 2024 United Nations E-Government Survey.
A memorandum submitted by the ministerial committee for legal and legislative affairs regarding the executive programme of an MoU between the government of Bahrain and Morocco for co-operation in youth affairs for 2023-2024.
A memorandum submitted by the committee on an MoU between the Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture Ministry and the Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC). The MoU aims to enhance industrial and agricultural co-operation and integration.
A memorandum 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 committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs on the government’s response to three proposals submitted by Parliament.
The Cabinet then reviewed the memorandum submitted by the Government Executive Committee on oversight and licensing of the tourism sector in accordance with the 2022-2026 tourism sector strategy.
