The Shura Council held Monday its weekly meeting under the chairpersonship of its Speaker HE Hassan bin Abdullah al-Ghanim.
At the outset of the session, HE al-Ghanim briefed the members of Council on the participation of the delegation headed by him in the 33rd emergency conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, which was held on Saturday under the title 'Al-Aqsa Mosque and all Islamic and Christian holy sites are our first priorities' in Cairo.
In this context, he said that the conference was held to support the brotherly Palestinian people and protect them from the violations and aggression committed by the Israeli forces.
He affirmed Qatar's solidarity with the people of Palestine and its strong condemnation of all aggressive operations perpetrated by the Israeli forces against them.
Qatar has submitted a proposal to establish a committee to expose the Israeli violations and share them with the world's parliaments and the media, he added.
Afterwards, HE the Secretary-General of the Shura Council Dr Ahmed bin Nasser al-Fadhala read out the agenda of the session. The minutes of the previous session were ratified.
During the session, the Council reviewed a report of the Information and Cultural Affairs Committee on the protection of the Arabic language. After discussions, the Council took the appropriate decision in its regard, to complement the efforts made by the government.
The Council also approved a request to extend the work of the Services and Public Utilities Committee, to study Law No 2 of 2007 on the housing system, in consultation with the concerned authorities in the country.
Afterwards, HE the Shura Council Speaker briefed the members of Council on his meeting with Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan, pointing out that during the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways to enhance them, especially in areas of co-operation in the parliamentary field between the two countries.
The Council was also briefed on a report presented by the Council member HE Dr Ahmed bin Hamad al-Muhannadi on his participation in the first founding meeting of the High Level Parliamentary Working Group on Science and Technology, which was held in Cairo in March. (QNA)
At the outset of the session, HE al-Ghanim briefed the members of Council on the participation of the delegation headed by him in the 33rd emergency conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, which was held on Saturday under the title 'Al-Aqsa Mosque and all Islamic and Christian holy sites are our first priorities' in Cairo.
In this context, he said that the conference was held to support the brotherly Palestinian people and protect them from the violations and aggression committed by the Israeli forces.
He affirmed Qatar's solidarity with the people of Palestine and its strong condemnation of all aggressive operations perpetrated by the Israeli forces against them.
Qatar has submitted a proposal to establish a committee to expose the Israeli violations and share them with the world's parliaments and the media, he added.
Afterwards, HE the Secretary-General of the Shura Council Dr Ahmed bin Nasser al-Fadhala read out the agenda of the session. The minutes of the previous session were ratified.
During the session, the Council reviewed a report of the Information and Cultural Affairs Committee on the protection of the Arabic language. After discussions, the Council took the appropriate decision in its regard, to complement the efforts made by the government.
The Council also approved a request to extend the work of the Services and Public Utilities Committee, to study Law No 2 of 2007 on the housing system, in consultation with the concerned authorities in the country.
Afterwards, HE the Shura Council Speaker briefed the members of Council on his meeting with Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan, pointing out that during the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways to enhance them, especially in areas of co-operation in the parliamentary field between the two countries.
The Council was also briefed on a report presented by the Council member HE Dr Ahmed bin Hamad al-Muhannadi on his participation in the first founding meeting of the High Level Parliamentary Working Group on Science and Technology, which was held in Cairo in March. (QNA)
