The Shura Council held its regular weekly meeting yesterday under the chairmanship of the Speaker, H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud. At the beginning of the meeting, the Council discussed the Services and Public Utilities Committee’s report on a draft law relating to railways.
The draft law includes 36 articles according to which the functions and terms of reference of the Ministry of Transport and Communications and Qatar Rail are defined, regarding the technical and administrative aspects of the country’s railways. The draft law also includes issues related to the operation and safety of railways. The Council then approved the aforementioned draft law and decided to refer its recommendations thereon to the esteemed government.
The Council continued its meeting, as it reviewed a report of its delegation participating in the Women Political Leaders Global Forum (WPL), held in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. The Shura Council also reviewed a report of its delegation participating in the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly on Political Affairs, held in Isfahan, the Islamic Republic of Iran.