HE Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani chaired the Cabinet's regular meeting held on Wednesday at its seat at the Amiri Diwan.
Following the meeting, HE Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs issued the following statement:
At the beginning of the meeting, the Cabinet welcomed the results of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani's tour during the period of Feb 12-15, which included a work visit to the Republic of Turkiye, an official visit to the Italian Republic, and a work visit to the French Republic.
The Cabinet affirmed that His Highness' fruitful talks with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella, and President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron reflected the depth and strength of the State of Qatar's relations with the three countries, bolstered its existing strategic partnerships with them, and opened new horizons for developing relations and expanding cooperation in various fields, in addition to the exchange of views on various regional and international issues that took place during the talks, and the coordination of efforts to confront the repercussions of the devastating earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria.
After that, the Cabinet considered the topics on its agenda as follows:
First - the Cabinet was informed of the Shura Council's approval of the following draft laws:
1- A draft law on combating the concealment of non-Qatari practice of commercial, economic and professional activities in violation of the law.
2- A draft law amending some provisions of Law No. (24) of 2006 issuing the Law (Regulation) of Fertilizers and Agricultural Soil Improvers in the GCC states.
3- A draft law on procedures for division of estates.
Second - Approval in principle of a draft cabinet decision to amend some provisions of the executive regulations of the income tax law issued by Cabinet Decision No. (39) of 2019.
Third - Taking the necessary measures to ratify:
1- An agreement between the government of Qatar and the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on mutual encouragement and protection of investments.
2- A cooperation agreement in the field of higher education, postgraduate studies and science between the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Qatar and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
3- A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the government of Qatar and the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on issues of joint cooperation in the field of health care.
4- A protocol on making amendments to an agreement on cancelling visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and special passports between the government of the State of Qatar and the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Fourth - Approval of participation in the Hannover Messe International Industrial Fair 2023 in the Federal Republic of Germany, during the period from April 17-21, 2023.
Fifth - The Cabinet reviewed the following issues and took the appropriate decisions regarding them:
1- A draft Amiri decision to amend some provisions of Decision No. (59) of 2018 establishing the Civil Defence Council.
2- The first annual report of the Civil Defence Council.
3- The study prepared by the Qatar Stock Exchange on increasing the percentage of non-Qatari investors' ownership in the capital of some companies, and its impact on the stock exchange.
4- A proposal by the Civil Service and Governmental Development Bureau regarding general guidelines for evaluating employee performance (performance management system).
Sixth - The Cabinet listened to the presentation made by HE President of the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau on the monthly report on the employment of Qataris through national employment platform (Kawader), and its recommendations, and took the appropriate decision regarding it.
