Amir's visit strengthens Kazakh bonds: Cabinet

HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani chaired the Cabinet's regular meeting at the Amiri Diwan Wednesday.Following the meeting, HE the Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohamed bin Abdullah al-Sulaiti issued a statement giving the details of the proceedings.At the outset of the meeting, the Cabinet commended the outcomes of the meeting of the 8th session of the Qatari-Turkish Supreme Strategic Committee, held in Istanbul under the chairmanship of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.The meeting, along with the agreements and memorandums of understanding that were signed within its framework, reflected the depth of the strategic relations between the two countries.The Cabinet also welcomed the results of the Amir's state visit to Kazakhstan from October 11-14. It stressed that the Amir's talks with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the agreements and memorandums of understanding that were signed gave a new boost to the developing bilateral relations in various fields.The Cabinet also stressed that the participation of His Highness the Amir in the Sixth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), held in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 13, and His Highness meetings with a number of leaders participating in the summit, strengthened Qatar's role and its continuous endeavours to encourage dialogue and understanding between countries and to resolve disputes by peaceful means.The Cabinet then considered the topics on its agenda as follows:Approval of hosting the training course organised by the Arab Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (Alecso) on the Arab framework for describing qualifications of pre-university education (Doha — from October 24-26). It reviewed the following subjects and took the appropriate decision in their regard:1- The 10th report regarding the work of the National Civil Aviation Security Committee.The committee, established within the Civil Aviation Authority, is concerned with the several specialisations, including developing general policies relating to the civil aviation security, co-ordination between ministries and government agencies and other entities involved in the implementation of the national programme for the security of civil aviation, evaluating the criteria and procedures in force, in line with the technological developments in the fields of the security of civil aviation and other technologies related to them, and verifying the taking of all the security considerations into account when building new airports or developing of existing airports.2- The results of the first meeting of the economic and financial joint committee between Qatar and Switzerland.3- The memorandum by HE the Minister of Social Development and Family regarding the outcomes of the participation in the international forum that highlights the struggle of Algerian women as an example of the struggle of Arab women in the process of liberating their homelands and the Co-ordinating Committee of the Technical Co-operation Programme between Qatar and the General Secretariat of the Arab League.