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Posted On: 7 October 2020 06:38 pm
Updated On: 12 November 2020 02:22 pm

Committees for school affairs, school employees to be set up: Cabinet Meeting

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His Excellency (H.E.) 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 earlier today.

Following the meeting, H.E. Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Dr. Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi said the following statement:

The cabinet looked into the subjects on its agenda as follows:

First - Approving:

1- A draft law by the Minister of Education and Higher Education on forming a committee for schools' affairs. The committee will be charged with the authorities mentioned in Law No. 32 of 2019 on staff regulations for schools. These authorities include choosing school principals, suggesting the allocation of new schools and their names in line with geographic and populations needs, suggesting the plans required to develop education, following up on their implementation, examining the structure of schools and giving their opinion on it.

2- A draft decision by the Minister of Education and Higher Education on forming a committee for school employees. The committee is charged with the authorities mentioned in Law No. 32 of 2019 on staff regulations for schools. These authorities include suggesting plans to improve the efficiency of employees.

Second - Approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of diplomatic training signed between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Diplomatic Institute in Qatar, and the diplomatic institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova.

Third - The cabinet reviewed the results of the 106th session of the Economic and Social Council of the Arab League that took place on 3 September of 2020 via video conference and took the appropriate decisions regarding it.

Other matters discussed

The cabinet welcomed the peace agreement signed between the Sudanese government, Sudan Revolutionary Front, and armed groups members of the peace process that was signed Saturday in South Sudan capital Juba, with the participation of Qatar.

The cabinet stressed that the agreement was a great achievement that could help the Republic of Sudan achieve stability, peace, and enhance national unity among the Sudanese people. The cabinet added that the agreement could also help focus the country's resources towards development and rebuilding what was destroyed, calling on the remaining armed groups to join the peace process.

The cabinet also praised the efforts of the Republic of South Sudan in reaching this agreement, stressing the State of Qatar's firm position of supporting the unity and sovereignty of Sudan.