Cabinet Holds Weekly Meeting

HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani

HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani chaired the Cabinet's regular meeting held at its seat at the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday.

Following the meeting, HE Minister of Municipality and Environment and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaei issued the following statement:

At the outset of the meeting, the Cabinet was briefed by HE the Minister of Public Health on the latest developments in efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. The cabinet affirmed the continuation of work with the procedures and precautionary measures that have been taken in order to combat this pandemic.

Then, the Cabinet considered the topics on the agenda as follows:

First - Approval of:

1- A draft agreement on mutual exemption of visas for holders of diplomatic and special passports between the government of the State of Qatar and the government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

2- A draft twin city agreement between the Municipality of Doha in the State of Qatar and Nur-Sultan in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Second - Approval of a voluntary contribution to support the 2021 International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) of UNESCO.

Third - The Cabinet reviewed the results of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in the Russian Federation and took the appropriate decision. (QNA)