MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has presided over the Council of Ministers meeting at Bait Al Barakah Palace on Wednesday.
In his address to the cabinet, His Majesty affirmed that the state’s administrative apparatus was restructured keeping in line with Oman’s 2040 vision and this would raise the efficiency of the administration.
His Majesty the Sultan also extended his thanks and appreciation to former ministers and officials “who had an important role in advancing the Sultanate’s development march”.
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His Majesty the Sultan also welcomed the new members of the Council of Ministers who will take their turn in promoting the march of national action.
His Majesty the Sultan said that the State is embarking on empowering governorates, governors, according them full attention to foster growth and development while at the same time granting them discretions to shoulder the responsibility of activating the economy, investments and business away from centralisation.
His Majesty also praised the cooperation of citizens and residents in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic in the country. His Majesty also stressed the importance of adhering to the precautionary measures in dealing with the virus.
His Majesty the Sultan also underlined the importance of education, even as a ‘merged education’ methodology has been announced. In this respect, His Majesty the Sultan directed the competent authorities to accord full attention to educational procedures, since education constitutes a priority in national action.
His Majesty the Sultan exhorted officials responsible for service establishments to streamline procedures to enable citizens and businesses to have easy access to the services rendered by those departments. He also called for further action to speed up steps towards the quick completion of e-government.
On the foreign front, His Majesty the Sultan reiterated the permanent stance of the Sultanate’s foreign policy which serves its interests, focused on good neighborliness, preservation of Arab fundamentals, friendship and cooperation with all.
