Cabinet holds its regular weekly meeting
Gulf Times
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 expressed their appreciation of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani's participation via video conference in the G-20 extraordinary meeting on Afghanistan that took place yesterday in Rome, with the participation coming as a continuation of the State of Qatar's efforts to establish peace, pursue national interests and development in Afghanistan.
The cabinet praised HH the Amir's speech and its important theme of transitioning Afghanistan to a new phase of peace that realizes the aspirations of the people of Afghanistan, and sees a strengthening cooperation between the country and its region as well as other members of the international community. They also praised HH the Amir's call on the international community to adopt a practical approach towards the Afghan issue, through which words and good intentions are translated into practical steps that ensure a balance between the rights of the Afghan people to freedom and dignity and their rights to access to food, medicine and development.
