CP CHAIRS EDB EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
CROWN PRINCE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD (EDB) SHAIKH SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA EXTENDED HIS CONGRATULATIONS AND THOSE OF THE EDB BOARD MEMBERS TO HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA ON THE BDF ANNIVERSARY.
SPEAKING AT THE EDB EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HE CHAIRED TODAY AT THE RIFFA PALACE, THE CROWN PRINCE LAUDED THE MAJOR STRIDES TAKEN BY THIS NATIONAL INSTITUTION TOWARDS TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADVANCEMENT, INSPIRED BY THE VISION OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING.THE BDF HAS ALWAYS OFFERED HONORABLE SERVICES REFLECTING ITS SAFEGUARDING ROLE AS A PARTNER OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING BESIDES ITS NOBLE ROLE IN PROTECTING THE SAFETY OF THE COUNTRY, ITS ACHIEVEMENTS AND ASSETS, THE CROWN PRINCE SAID.
MEANWHILE, THE CROWN PRINCE AND EDB CHAIRMAN EXTENDED HIS THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA AND THE GOVERNMENT FOR COOPERATING WITH THE EDB AND THE INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS PROPOSED BY IT TO MEET DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN THE KINGDOM.THE ENDEAVORS OF THE EDB COME TO MEET THE DIRECTIVES OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING ON MAKING BAHRAINIS THE TOP TARGET OF DEVELOPMENT AND THE FOCUS OF ALL STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN LINE WITH THE ECONOMIC VISION 2030, THE CROWN PRINCE SAID.THE CROWN PRINCE COMMENDED THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR 2009-2014 BY THE CABINET IN ITS PREVIOUS SESSION.
THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE STRATEGY MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW STAGE OF NATIONAL ACTION TO MATERIALISE THE ECONOMIC VISION 2030, THE CROWN PRINCE SAID.IT ALSO SOLIDIFIES COOPERATION BETWEEN THE EDB AND THE GOVERNMENT IN IMPLEMENTING THE ECONOMIC VISION WITH A ONE TEAM SPIRIT, THEREFORE INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY, THE CROWN PRINCE CONTINUED.
THIS IS AIMED AT MEETING THE WILL OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF GIVING CITIZENS AN EQUAL SHARE OF DEVELOPMENT AND ITS OUTCOME, THE CROWN PRINCE ADDED.THE CROWN PRINCE NOTED HOW THE POINTS ON WHICH THE STRATEGY WAS BASED WOULD MEET THE MAIN REQUIREMENTS OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC VISION LAUNCHED BY HIS MAJESTY THE KING.
MOREOVER, THE CROWN PRINCE VALUED THE VISITS OF THE PREMIER TO THE SITE OF THE NORTHERN CITY PROJECT TO KEEP TRACK OF THE PROGRESS THERE.THE INTEREST THE PREMIER GIVES TO THE PROJECT EMBODIES THE INITIATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL STRATEGY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE HOUSING SECTOR, THE CROWN PRINCE SAID.THE HOUSING SECTOR IS ONE OF THE MAIN PRIORITIES OF THE STRATEGY THAT COMES TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF BAHRAINI FAMILIES, THE CROWN PRINCE ADDED.
OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING INCLUDED THE FACILITATING OF ISSUING INDUSTRIAL LICENSES AND COORDINATION FOR THAT WITH CONCERNED GOVERNMENT BODIES.DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER JAWAD SALEM AL ARRAYEDH HAVE AN ELABORATE EXPLANATION ON THE STEPS TAKEN IN THIS REGARD.FOLLOWING THAT, THE CULTURE AND INFORMATION MINISTER THEN GAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE STRATEGY OF THE MINISTRY FOR UPGRADING THE CULTURAL SECTOR AND THE PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES.
THE MINISTER COMMENDED THE SUPPORT OF THE EDB, CHAIRED BY THE CROWN PRINCE, FOR THE APPROACH OF THE MINISTRY AND ITS WORK TOWARDS SETTING REQUIRED LEGISLATIONS THAT FORM A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR SAFEGUARDING HERITAGE AND CULTURAL RICHES IN BAHRAIN AND ENLISTING THEM IN THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST.THE WORKS MINISTER ALSO GAVE A PRESENTATION AT THE MEETING ON PROJECTS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE ROADS NETWORK IN BAHRAIN.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LAUDED THE OPTIONS AND CONCEPTS PROPOSED BY THE MINISTRY TO EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTIONS, ESPECIALLY WITH EXTENDING THE PERIOD SET FOR THE COMPLETION OF THESE PROJECTS.
