CABINET PRAISES AWARD FOR PREMIER
MANAMA, JULY 1 (BNA) -- THE WEEKLY CABINET SESSION CHAIRED BY DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH MOHAMMED BIN MUBARAK AL KHALIFA TODAY EXPRESSED ITS BEST WISHES TO HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA, PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA, CROWN PRINCE AND BDF COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF SHAIKH SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA AND THE PEOPLE OF BAHRAIN ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE SPECIAL CITATION OF THE UN-HABITAT SCROLL OF HONOUR AWARD FOR 2006 TO THE PREMIER AT A CEREMONY IN GENEVA TOMORROW.
MINISTER OF STATE FOR CABINET AFFAIRS SHAIKH AHMED BIN ATIYATALLAH AL
KHALIFA SAID AFTER THE SESSION THAT THE CABINET ALSO EXPRESSED ITS
PRIDE THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WAS BEING HONOURED BY ONE OF THE LARGEST
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS WHICH, IT SAID, REFLECTED SOCIETY'S
APPRECIATION OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELDS OF HOUSING AND
DEVELOPMENT.
IT WAS ALSO A RECOGNITION OF THE PREMIER'S LEADING ROLE IN THE
MODERNISATION OF THE STATE AND IN IMPROVING LIVING STANDARDS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE HIGH STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS SET BY THE UN FOR
THE RECIPIENTS OF SUCH AN AWARD.
THE CABINET ALSO EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE CONSTANT SUPPORT
OF HM THE KING FOR THE GOVERNMENT WHICH, IT SAID, HAD A POSITIVE
EFFECT ON ITS ACHIEVEMENT.
IT ALSO HAILED THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE
BAHRAINI PEOPLE IN THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WERE ADMIRED BY THE
ORGANISATION CONCERNED AND THE KINGDOM WAS HONOURED.
LATER, THE CABINET DISCUSSED
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, INCLUDING THE
TUBLI BAY AFTER SHAIKH MOHAMMED
BROUGHT UP THE ISSUE OF ITS MARINE
ENVIRONMENT.
IN THIS REGARD, THE CABINET LISTENED TO A
REPORT BY THE MINISTRY
OF WORKS 8 HOUSING SUGGESTING SOME
RESOLUTIONS TO MAINTAIN THE MARINE
ENVIRONMENT IN THAT AREA SUCH AS
OPENING THE CLOSED AREA UNDER THE
SITRA BRIDGE AND AL NUWAIDERAT PASSAGE
TO ENSURE THE FLOW OF WATER TO
THE TUBLI BAY AND APPOINT A CONSULTATIVE
COMPANY TO EVALUATE THE
SITUATION THERE.
THE REPORT ALSO SUGGESTED ENTRUSTING A
MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE TO
STUDY THE MEMORANDUMS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS ON PUBLIC UTILITIES
PREPARED
BY A PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATION
COMMITTEE AND THE GENERAL COMMITTEE
FOR THE PROTECTION OF FISHERY
RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE.
THE CABINET WAS BRIEFED ON THE RESULTS
OF THE NEXT ROUND OF
EDUCATIONAL EXAMINATIONS AND
IMPLEMENTING PLANS FOR EDUCATIONAL
GRANTS
FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT ALLOCATED
BD7.7 MILLION PER YEAR.
THE CABINET ALSO DISCUSSED PROPOSALS BY
THE COUNCIL OF
REPRESENTATIVES IN THE LIGHT OF
RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE MINISTERIAL
COMMITTEE FOR SHURA AND REPRESENTATIVE
COUNCILS.
1. THE CABINET AGREED ON SETTING UP
PHYSIOTHERAPY UNITS AT HEALTH
CENTRES IN ALL GOVERNORATES STARTING
WITH THE SOUTHERN GOVERNORATE SO
THAT FIVE HEALTH CENTRES WILL OFFER
PHYSIOTHERAPY SERVICES IN ADDITION
TO THE SALMANIYA MEDICAL CENTRE
INCLUDING UNITS IN BARBAR, NOWAIDERAT
AND KING HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL IN
MUHARRAQ.
IN VIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CONSTANT
EFFORTS TO UPGRADE HEALTH
FACILITIES AND PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICES
TO CITIZENS, THE CABINET ALSO
DECIDED TO PROVIDE DIALYSIS FACILITIES AT
THE PATIENTS' HOMES. IT ALSO
DIRECTED THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO
INTRODUCE A PROGRAMME TO INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF DIALYSIS UNITS IN VARIOUS
GOVERNORATES UNDER MEDICAL
SUPERVISION.
THE CABINET ALSO DISCUSSED SETTING UP
UNITS TO TREAT STERILITY FOR
BOTH MALE AND FEMALE CITIZENS THROUGH
ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL RECOVERY
FUND CURRENTLY BEING STUDIED BY THE
REPRESENTATIVES COUNCIL TO PROVIDE
HELP TO PEOPLE WHETHER WITHIN BAHRAIN
OR ABROAD.
THE CABINET AGREED TO BROADCAST THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
REPRESENTATIVES COUNCIL SESSIONS ON
BAHRAIN FM CHANNELS TO ALLOW
PEOPLE TO FOLLOW THE TRANSPARENT
NATURE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS.
THE CABINET ALSO DISCUSSED A
MEMORANDUM BY THE MINISTER OF
INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE TO PROTECT
CONSUMERS AGAINST PRICE FLUCTUATIONS.
THE CABINET FORWARDED THE MEMO TO THE
MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL
AFFAIRS FOR FURTHER STUDY.
THE CABINET ALSO DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF
INTERNATIONAL ACCORDS AND
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE
KINGDOM AND OTHER COUNTRIES. IT WAS
THEN BRIEFED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY
THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR
LEGAL AFFAIRS AND DECIDED ON THE
FOLLOWING:
1. APPROVING AN AVIATION SERVICE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN BAHRAIN AND
SUDAN WHICH WAS FORWARDED TO THE
SHURA AND REPRESENTATIVES COUNCILS
FOR FURTHER STUDY.
2. APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
BAHRAIN AND AUSTRIA ON AVIATION
SERVICES.
3. APPROVING AN AGREEMENT TO AVOID
DOUBLE TAXATION AND CHECK NON-
PAYMENT OF TAXES ON CAPITAL AND INCOMES
BETWEEN BAHRAIN AND BULGARIA.
4. APPROVING AN AGREEMENT TO
ENCOURAGE AND PROTECT INVESTMENT
BETWEEN BAHRAIN AND BULGARIA.
5. AGREEMENT TO JOIN INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENT NO. 187 FOR 2006 TO
PROMOTE SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK AND
FOLLOW ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE CABINET LATER AGREED TO INFORM THE
SHURA AND REPRESENTATIVES
COUNCILS ON THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS AND
DRAFT LAWS TO SUBMIT THEM TO
HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA
FOR APPROVAL:
1. DRAFT LAW ON APPROVING THE AIR
CARGO AGREEMENT WITH GREECE.
2. DRAFT LAW ON APPROVING AIR SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH THAILAND.
3. DRAFT LAW ON APPROVING AIR SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH SINGAPORE.
4. DRAFT LAW ON APPROVING PROTOCOLS
ON AMENDING AND COMPLETING
THE CARGO AGREEMENT WITH IRAN.
THEN THE CABINET WAS BRIEFED ON A
REPORT BY THE MINISTER OF
EDUCATION ON THE RESULTS OF HIS VISIT TO
THE UK. IT ALSO WAS BRIEFED
ON THE RESULTS OF BAHRAIN'S PARTICIPATION
IN THE 18TH GCC AGRICULTURE
MEETING HELD IN RIYADH RECENTLY.
THE CABINET ALSO AGREED TO TAKE PART IN,
AND HOST, A NUMBER OF
REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS.
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01-JUL-2007
14:27
MINISTER OF STATE FOR CABINET AFFAIRS SHAIKH AHMED BIN ATIYATALLAH AL
KHALIFA SAID AFTER THE SESSION THAT THE CABINET ALSO EXPRESSED ITS
PRIDE THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WAS BEING HONOURED BY ONE OF THE LARGEST
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS WHICH, IT SAID, REFLECTED SOCIETY'S
APPRECIATION OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELDS OF HOUSING AND
DEVELOPMENT.
IT WAS ALSO A RECOGNITION OF THE PREMIER'S LEADING ROLE IN THE
MODERNISATION OF THE STATE AND IN IMPROVING LIVING STANDARDS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE HIGH STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS SET BY THE UN FOR
THE RECIPIENTS OF SUCH AN AWARD.
THE CABINET ALSO EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE CONSTANT SUPPORT
OF HM THE KING FOR THE GOVERNMENT WHICH, IT SAID, HAD A POSITIVE
EFFECT ON ITS ACHIEVEMENT.
IT ALSO HAILED THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE
BAHRAINI PEOPLE IN THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WERE ADMIRED BY THE
ORGANISATION CONCERNED AND THE KINGDOM WAS HONOURED.
LATER, THE CABINET DISCUSSED
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, INCLUDING THE
TUBLI BAY AFTER SHAIKH MOHAMMED
BROUGHT UP THE ISSUE OF ITS MARINE
ENVIRONMENT.
IN THIS REGARD, THE CABINET LISTENED TO A
REPORT BY THE MINISTRY
OF WORKS 8 HOUSING SUGGESTING SOME
RESOLUTIONS TO MAINTAIN THE MARINE
ENVIRONMENT IN THAT AREA SUCH AS
OPENING THE CLOSED AREA UNDER THE
SITRA BRIDGE AND AL NUWAIDERAT PASSAGE
TO ENSURE THE FLOW OF WATER TO
THE TUBLI BAY AND APPOINT A CONSULTATIVE
COMPANY TO EVALUATE THE
SITUATION THERE.
THE REPORT ALSO SUGGESTED ENTRUSTING A
MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE TO
STUDY THE MEMORANDUMS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS ON PUBLIC UTILITIES
PREPARED
BY A PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATION
COMMITTEE AND THE GENERAL COMMITTEE
FOR THE PROTECTION OF FISHERY
RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE.
THE CABINET WAS BRIEFED ON THE RESULTS
OF THE NEXT ROUND OF
EDUCATIONAL EXAMINATIONS AND
IMPLEMENTING PLANS FOR EDUCATIONAL
GRANTS
FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT ALLOCATED
BD7.7 MILLION PER YEAR.
THE CABINET ALSO DISCUSSED PROPOSALS BY
THE COUNCIL OF
REPRESENTATIVES IN THE LIGHT OF
RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE MINISTERIAL
COMMITTEE FOR SHURA AND REPRESENTATIVE
COUNCILS.
1. THE CABINET AGREED ON SETTING UP
PHYSIOTHERAPY UNITS AT HEALTH
CENTRES IN ALL GOVERNORATES STARTING
WITH THE SOUTHERN GOVERNORATE SO
THAT FIVE HEALTH CENTRES WILL OFFER
PHYSIOTHERAPY SERVICES IN ADDITION
TO THE SALMANIYA MEDICAL CENTRE
INCLUDING UNITS IN BARBAR, NOWAIDERAT
AND KING HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL IN
MUHARRAQ.
IN VIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CONSTANT
EFFORTS TO UPGRADE HEALTH
FACILITIES AND PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICES
TO CITIZENS, THE CABINET ALSO
DECIDED TO PROVIDE DIALYSIS FACILITIES AT
THE PATIENTS' HOMES. IT ALSO
DIRECTED THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO
INTRODUCE A PROGRAMME TO INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF DIALYSIS UNITS IN VARIOUS
GOVERNORATES UNDER MEDICAL
SUPERVISION.
THE CABINET ALSO DISCUSSED SETTING UP
UNITS TO TREAT STERILITY FOR
BOTH MALE AND FEMALE CITIZENS THROUGH
ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL RECOVERY
FUND CURRENTLY BEING STUDIED BY THE
REPRESENTATIVES COUNCIL TO PROVIDE
HELP TO PEOPLE WHETHER WITHIN BAHRAIN
OR ABROAD.
THE CABINET AGREED TO BROADCAST THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
REPRESENTATIVES COUNCIL SESSIONS ON
BAHRAIN FM CHANNELS TO ALLOW
PEOPLE TO FOLLOW THE TRANSPARENT
NATURE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS.
THE CABINET ALSO DISCUSSED A
MEMORANDUM BY THE MINISTER OF
INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE TO PROTECT
CONSUMERS AGAINST PRICE FLUCTUATIONS.
THE CABINET FORWARDED THE MEMO TO THE
MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL
AFFAIRS FOR FURTHER STUDY.
THE CABINET ALSO DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF
INTERNATIONAL ACCORDS AND
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE
KINGDOM AND OTHER COUNTRIES. IT WAS
THEN BRIEFED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY
THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR
LEGAL AFFAIRS AND DECIDED ON THE
FOLLOWING:
1. APPROVING AN AVIATION SERVICE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN BAHRAIN AND
SUDAN WHICH WAS FORWARDED TO THE
SHURA AND REPRESENTATIVES COUNCILS
FOR FURTHER STUDY.
2. APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
BAHRAIN AND AUSTRIA ON AVIATION
SERVICES.
3. APPROVING AN AGREEMENT TO AVOID
DOUBLE TAXATION AND CHECK NON-
PAYMENT OF TAXES ON CAPITAL AND INCOMES
BETWEEN BAHRAIN AND BULGARIA.
4. APPROVING AN AGREEMENT TO
ENCOURAGE AND PROTECT INVESTMENT
BETWEEN BAHRAIN AND BULGARIA.
5. AGREEMENT TO JOIN INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENT NO. 187 FOR 2006 TO
PROMOTE SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK AND
FOLLOW ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE CABINET LATER AGREED TO INFORM THE
SHURA AND REPRESENTATIVES
COUNCILS ON THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS AND
DRAFT LAWS TO SUBMIT THEM TO
HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA
FOR APPROVAL:
1. DRAFT LAW ON APPROVING THE AIR
CARGO AGREEMENT WITH GREECE.
2. DRAFT LAW ON APPROVING AIR SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH THAILAND.
3. DRAFT LAW ON APPROVING AIR SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH SINGAPORE.
4. DRAFT LAW ON APPROVING PROTOCOLS
ON AMENDING AND COMPLETING
THE CARGO AGREEMENT WITH IRAN.
THEN THE CABINET WAS BRIEFED ON A
REPORT BY THE MINISTER OF
EDUCATION ON THE RESULTS OF HIS VISIT TO
THE UK. IT ALSO WAS BRIEFED
ON THE RESULTS OF BAHRAIN'S PARTICIPATION
IN THE 18TH GCC AGRICULTURE
MEETING HELD IN RIYADH RECENTLY.
THE CABINET ALSO AGREED TO TAKE PART IN,
AND HOST, A NUMBER OF
REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS.
EM//BS
01-JUL-2007
14:27
