The Cabinet has given its nod to a draft decision by HE the Minister of Municipality and Environment establishing a committee that will oversee the implementation of different stages of an agreement for building pedestrian bridges.
The law states that the committee will be chaired by a representative from the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, while representatives of all designated authorities will be members of the panel, the official Qatar News Agency reported.
The committee will be charged with following up on the work carried out by the company implementing the project. It will also operate the bridges and ensure that the construction is progressing within the set timeframe and is compatible with the designs.
After the regular Cabinet meeting chaired by HE the Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani at the Emiri Diwan yesterday, HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud said the Cabinet also approved draft air services agreements with the governments of Mongolia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
It also approved a draft memorandum of understanding for co-operation in the field of health between the Ministry of Public Health, Qatar, and the Ministry of Health, Belarus.
Further, the meeting reviewed some issues and took appropriate decisions. These included HE the Minister of Interior’s memo on the final report on the results of the work of a committee formed to study all aspects of the use of the smart card as proof of identity for citizens of GCC states and develop an appropriate mechanism for such use.