HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister chairs weekly Cabinet Meeting
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister today chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting, held remotely
The Cabinet expressed its sincere congratulations to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister on the twentieth anniversary of the National Action Charter. The Cabinet affirmed that the National Action Charter forms the basis of the political, economic, and developmental achievements and modernisation efforts experienced in the Kingdom of Bahrain over the past two decades.
The Cabinet reiterated its commitment to achieving the objectives of the Fiscal Balance Program despite the challenges posed by low oil prices and the global repercussions of COVID-19, as well as its commitment to continue to adopt flexible and dynamic economic initiatives that support the Kingdom’s sustainable development goals.
The Cabinet stressed the Kingdom of Bahrain’s condemnation of the deliberate and systematic attacks from the terrorist Houthi militia targeting Abha International Airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with bomb-laden drones, stating that these attacks endanger the lives of innocent people and are in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. The Cabinet reiterated Bahrain’s position in support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in its response to these serious terrorist attacks.
The Cabinet expressed its sincere congratulations to the President, government and people of the United Arab Emirates on the success of the UAE Hope Probe mission. The Cabinet stated that the successful mission is evidence of the advancement made by the UAE across space science, which qualifies the country for a seat among leading nations in space exploration.
The Cabinet discussed a number of memorandums during the meeting and outlined the following outcomes:
Firstly: The Approval of the following memorandums:
1. A memorandum from the Civil Service Council regarding the amendment of the organizational structures of a number of ministries and government entities by abolishing certain positions and directorates and changing the subordination of others, with the aim of increasing efficiency, improving performance and avoiding duplication. The amendment will abolish three positions of Undersecretary rank and three other positions of Assistant Undersecretary rank and will create one position of Director rank.
2. A memorandum from the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs regarding the government’s response to nine proposals submitted by the Council of Representatives.
