Abu Dhabi: A number of topics were discussed and approved in a cabinet meeting yesterday.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the meeting, which discussed a number of topics on its agenda.
Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Lieutenant General Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, were present.
The Cabinet approved the general objectives for the 2011-2013 strategic plans of the ministries and federal government departments. It also reviewed the proposal raised by the Federal National Council regarding setting the policies of the Ministry of Finance and the General Authority of Civil Aviation.
MoU with Azerbaijan
The cabinet approved the closing statement of the Zakat Fund for December 31, 2009. It also passed a number of security related agreements that will be signed between the government and other countries.
It has also ratified the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the UAE and Azerbaijan on mutual exemption of entry visas for diplomatic passports from both countries.
The cabinet also approved the signing of an air transportation agreement with Portugal and final financial report and the general budget of the Emirates General Petroleum Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
The final unified accounts of Emirates Post Holding Group for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 were also approved. The cabinet approved appointments of UAE ambassadors to friendly countries.
