Cabinet approves draft law regulating right to information

HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani chaired the Cabinet's regular meeting held at its seat at the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday.

At the outset of the meeting, the Cabinet listened to the explanation given by HE Minister of Public Health Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari on the latest developments to limit the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). The Cabinet affirmed the continuation of the precautionary measures that have been taken to combat the pandemic.

Then, the Cabinet considered the topics on the agenda as follows:

First - Approval of a draft law regulating the right to obtain information and refer it to the Shura Council.

The Administrative Control and Transparency Authority has prepared the draft law, to achieve the highest indicators of integrity and transparency and to keep pace with global developments in this regard.

Second - Approval of a draft Amiri Decision amending some provisions of Decision No. 19 of 2011 establishing the Standing Committee for Water Resources.

Third - Approval of Qatar Tourism's participation in the ILTM Asia Pacific 2022 exhibition to be held in Singapore from June 20 to 23, 2022.

Fourth - Take the necessary measures to ratify the memorandum of understanding between the General Authority of Customs of the State of Qatar and the World Customs Organization regarding the establishment of a regional training center affiliated with the World Customs Organization in the State of Qatar.