Cabinet Approves Joining International Operational Risk Working Group

Doha: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs H E sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani chaired the Cabinet's regular meeting held at its seat at the Amiri Diwan yesterday.

After the meeting, Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi issued the following statement: At the outset of the meeting, the Cabinet welcomed the results of the state visit made by Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to Oman on January 28-29.

The Cabinet stressed that the visit and fruitful and constructive discussions that took place between H H the Amir and H M Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman, in addition to the memoranda of understanding and executive programs signed, and the joint statement issued at the end of the visit, reflect the depth and strength of the historical relations between the two countries, and the common desire to develop and advance them, which would serve the interests of the two countries and its brotherly peoples, support joint Gulf action, and contribute to preserving the security and stability of the region and the world.

The Cabinet also appreciated the official and historic visit of H H the Amir to Syria on January 30, which expresses Qatar's firm positions in supporting the brotherly Syrian people to achieve their aspirations for development and prosperity.

The Cabinet praised the fraternal and positive atmosphere between H H the Amir and President of Syria H E Ahmed Al Sharaa at the People's Palace in Damascus, which embodied the extent of the distinguished relations that unite the two peoples and leaderships, and laid the foundations for strategic cooperation between the countries in various fields, which would benefit and bring development to the two peoples, and contribute to consolidating peace and stability in the region.

The Cabinet then considered the topics on its agenda, where it took note of the Shura Council's approval of a draft law amending some provisions of Law No. 1 of 2012 on regulating and monitoring the placement of advertisements.

The Cabinet agreed to take the necessary measures to ratify the supplementary agreement to the agreement between the government of the State of Qatar and the United Nations Development Programme on the establishment of a UNDP office in Qatar, and a memorandum of understanding for bilateral cooperation to establish the joint ministerial committee for trade cooperation between the government of Qatar and the government of Costa Rica.

The Cabinet decided to approve joining the International Operational Risk Working Group (IORWG) and a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of food security between the Ministry of Municipality in Qatar and the General Food Security Authority in Saudi Arabia.

They also approved a draft agreement for the basic contribution to the regular resources of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for the years 2025-2026 between Qatar Fund for Development and the United Nations through its Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, a draft basic contribution agreement between Qatar Fund for Development and United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) to support Unicef's regular resources for the years 2025-2026, and a draft supplementary agreement to the agreement between the UN, represented by the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and Qatar regarding the establishment of the Analysis and Communication Center of the Office in the country.

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