Amiri Diwan on Corniche.
DOHA: Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani chaired the Cabinet regular meeting, held yesterday at its seat at the Amiri Diwan.
Following the meeting, Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Dr Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi stated the following: The Cabinet reviewed topics on its meeting’s agenda. The Cabinet approved a draft decree allocating land to Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation for the establishment of an electricity and water production plant.
The Cabinet took the necessary measures to ratify the Maritime Transport Agreement between the Government of the State of Qatar and the Government of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire.
The Cabinet also reviewed the following topics and took the appropriate decisions thereon: The letter of the Minister of Transport and Communications on the proposal of Transport Company (Karwa) regarding the amendment of the terms and conditions of the concession contract for the management and operation of taxis signed between the company and the four franchise companies.
The letter of the Minister of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs on the results of the study prepared by the Ministry in coordination with the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Cabinet’s General Secretariat on identifying procedures and controls necessary to send and transmit government correspondences.
The results of the third session of the Joint Qatari-Tajik Economic, Commercial and Technical Cooperation Committee.
The letter of the Ministry of Transport and Communications on the 2017 annual report of the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA).
The Communications Regulatory Authority regulates the telecommunications and information technology sector, postal sector and access to digital media, with the aim of providing advanced telecommunications services that serve all parts of the State.
The report included the Communications Regulatory Authority’s work programmes, achievements and quest for regulation for the future in order to develop the telecommunications sector and telecommunications infrastructure and to protect the consumer.
The proposal by the Ministry of Municipalities and Environment to accede to the Minamata Convention on mercury and the views of some bodies in this regard.
