Doha hosts first meeting of Qatar-UAE security panel

Doha hosted yesterday the first meeting of the Qatar-UAE Joint Security Committee, which is part of the Joint Higher Committee between the two countries.Director General of Public Security Staff Major General Saad bin Jassim al-Khulaifi chaired the Qatari side at the meeting, while the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior Lt General Saif Abdullah al-Shafar headed the delegation of the United Arab Emirates.During the meeting, they discussed a number of security issues of common concern.An agreement in the field of ‘passport’ was signed between the two countries.Separately, HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani met with the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior of the United Arab Emirates, Lt General Saif Abdullah al-Shafar, and his accompanying delegation on the occasion of their visit to Qatar to participate in the meeting of the Committee on Security Co-operation and Co-ordination between the two countries’ Ministries of Interior. Talks during the meeting dealt with bilateral relations, mutual co-operation and means of enhancing them, especially in the security field.