HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz a-Thani chaired the Cabinet regular meeting held at the Amiri Diwan Wednesday.
Following the meeting, HE the Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Dr Issa Saad al-Jafali al-Nuaimi issued the following statement:
At the outset of the meeting, HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior thanked His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani for his confidence in assigning him as Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. The Prime Minister thanked HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani for his efforts to serve Qatar.
The Prime Minister welcomed the ministers and urged them to exert more efforts.

The Cabinet then approved the following:

* A draft air services agreement between the governments of Qatar and Uruguay;
* A draft memorandum of understanding for co-operation in the fields of youth and sports between the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Qatar and the Ministry of Education of the Portugal;
* A draft executive programme for the memorandum of understanding for co-operation in the field of standardisation between the Qatar General Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (QS) of Qatar and the Turkish Standards Institution (TSE) of Turkey.

The Cabinet reviewed the following two topics and took the appropriate decision:

The views and recommendations of the standing committee for general supervision and follow-up on the implementation of national development strategies, and the views of Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) on the recommendation of the standing committee on water resources regarding a project to develop a water resource policy and the development of the national strategy for water resources in Qatar.
It also reviewed the report of the Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs on the results of the 35th session of the Council of Arab Justice Ministers.
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