Cabinet reviews functioning of national counter-terrorism panel

The weekly Cabinet meeting, chaired by HE the Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, yesterday reviewed the functioning of the National Counter-Terrorism Committee.
Yesterday’s meeting discussed the 19th report on the results of the work of the National Counter-Terrorism Committee from 1/10/2016 to 31/3/2017.
The committee, established by the Ministry of the Interior, is responsible for formulating policies, plans and programmes to combat terrorism, and co-ordinating efforts among all entities concerned in Qatar to implement the obligations contained in the resolutions of the UN Security Council and the UN resolutions related to combating terrorism.
According to the report, the committee participated in several Arab and international meetings on combating terrorism.
The committee affirmed that Qatar has adopted a clear position in the fight against terrorism and extremism.  
The Cabinet also reviewed the first semi-annual report for 2017 on the results of the work of the Standing Committee for Water Resources from 1/1 to 30/6/2017.
The report indicated that the committee discussed a number of issues and took the necessary recommendations and decisions, including those on desalinated, ground and surface water, and treated wastewater. The committee also prepared the national strategy for water resources in the state.
The Cabinet then took the necessary measures to ratify an agreement on the promotion and protection of mutual investments between the governments of Qatar and Uganda, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation in the field of agriculture between the governments of Qatar and Uganda and an MoU on the conduct of political consultations on issues of common concern between the ministries of foreign affairs of Qatar and Uganda.
The Cabinet approved a draft agreement for co-operation in the fields of physical education and sport between the governments of Qatar and Tajikistan.
It also approved the hosting of the 5th session of the Qatari-Sudanese High Joint Committee in Doha, on October 16-17, 2017.