The weekly Cabinet meeting, chaired by HE the Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, approved a draft law amending some provisions of Decree Law No 14 of 1993 concerning passports and decided to refer it to the Advisory Council.
Giving details of the meeting, HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud said that the amendment requires to be replaced by Article 12 of Decree Law No 14 of 1993 indicated in the following text:
"The amount of the fees to be paid for the issuance of regular passports and travel documents shall be determined by a decision of the Minister of Interior. The amount of the fees to be paid for diplomatic, special and important passports and their renewal and modification shall be determined by a decision of the Foreign Minister".
Meanwhile, the Cabinet approved:
1. A draft agreement on economic co-operation between the governments of Qatar and Poland.
2. A draft agreement on cultural co-operation between the governments of Qatar and Poland.
3. A draft air services agreement between the governments of Qatar and Uganda.
4. A draft memorandum of understanding for co-operation between the governments of Qatar and Australia in the field of combating terrorism.
5. A draft memorandum of understanding for co-operation in the field of sport between the governments of Qatar and Moldova.
6. A draft memorandum of understanding between Qatar Central Bank and Bangladesh Bank.
The Cabinet reviewed a memo by HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education on the proposed dates of studies and holidays in schools for the academic years 2017/2018 and 2019/2020 and adopted the appropriate decision.
