Speaker H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim chairing a Shura Council session yesterday.
Doha: The Shura Council held yesterday its regular weekly meeting at Tamim bin Hamad Hall, under the chairmanship of Speaker of the Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim.
At the beginning of the session, the Shura Council praised the participation of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in the 43rd session of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), and the Riyadh Gulf-China Summit for Cooperation and Development, which were held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Shura Council valued the Final Communique of the two summits praising Qatar for hosting and organising the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which contributes to the civilized and cultural rapprochement between the peoples of the world, and the leaders’ denunciation of the tendentious media campaigns directed against Qatar.
The Council welcomed the outcomes of the talks held by Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and President of China H E Xi Jinping, which reviewed the bilateral strategic partnership between the two friendly countries and aspects of developing them in all fields, particularly economic, investment, energy, and industry fields.
The Council also welcomed the outcomes of the Gulf Summit, which emphasised the need to strengthen joint Gulf action, praising the outputs of the Riyadh Gulf-China Summit for Cooperation and Development, which stressed the importance of strengthening mutual relations between the GCC countries and China in order to achieve the common interests of both sides.
The Council reviewed a draft law amending some provisions of the Income Tax Law promulgated by Law No. (24) of 2018, which was referred to the Council by the esteemed government, and decided to refer it to the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee to study it and submit a report thereon to the Council.
The Council also reviewed a number of reports related to the Shura Council’s participation in a number of parliamentary events, which were held in person and via video conference. In this regard, the Council reviewed the report of the Council delegation’s participation in the Baku Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network, which was held from June 30 to July 1, 2022, and discussed the role of the Non-Aligned Movement in addressing the challenges facing peace, security and sustainable development.
At the end of the session, the Shura Council congratulated Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Father Amir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, and the Qatari people on the anniversary of the country's National Day, which falls on December 18 of each year.
The Council renewed the pledge and allegiance to the Amir, affirming its keenness to continue the hard work for the interest of the country, and the sincere endeavour to meet the aspirations of citizens.
