After a series of remote meetings, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the first physical meeting of the new cabinet on Monday at the Presidential Place in Abu Dhabi.
At the beginning of the meeting, Sheikh Mohammed hailed UAE’s success in operating the first peaceful nuclear reactor in the Arab world and the successful launch of Hope Probe, confirming that both achievements are another landmarks success led by UAE youth, reports WAM.
He announced that UAE Cabinet meetings will depart from usual schedule and will start in August rather than from September due to the current circumstances. “Our work will resume this summer because of the exceptional circumstances,” he said.
“We approved 33 initiatives presented to us by the new Economy Minister and established a committee to follow up on implementation,” Sheikh Mohammed said, stressing the importance of the economy.
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“We restructured a number of councils and issued new appointments. We discussed the government’s structure for the upcoming period and the most importantly new changes to keep pace with the priorities of the next stage,” he added.
During the meeting, the Cabinet has also approved the establishment of Union’s General Budget Committee, chaired by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, as Deputy Chairperson, and with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer and, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, as members.
The Cabinet approved the new structure of the Education Council, chaired by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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Furthermore, the Cabinet approved a number of decisions, including various key appointments.
The Cabinet has mandated Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoud, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, for retaining and attracting talent, and Dr. Ahmed bin Abdullah Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium Enterprises, with the role of boosting the tourism industry in the country.
On another level, the Cabinet approved a policy on Freezing Red Blood Cells for emergency purposes. The policy organises the process of red blood cell (RBC) freezing as it adopts the most advanced approach to freeze-preservation of red blood cells.
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