Sunday 18 / May / 2025
Muscat: The Council of Ministers and the Shura Council on Sunday held a joint meeting at the Council of Ministers' premises in accordance with the Basic Law of the State and the Council of Oman Law.
The meeting was aimed to support ongoing cooperation among institutions of the state and formulate common visions that contribute to the implementation of public policies and the promotion of the country's supreme interest.
HH Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers, and members of the Council of Ministers received Khalid bin Hilal Al Maawali, Chairman of the Shura Council, and members of the Shura Council Office.
At the outset of the meeting, HH Sayyid Fahd underscored the importance of the Shura Council's coordination with the government towards enhancing the process of comprehensive development witnessed by the Sultanate of Oman. He reviewed means of supporting cooperation between the two councils in a manner that maintains efforts to serve the nation and its citizens.
The meeting also laid emphasis on the priority accorded by Council of Ministers to the role of Shura Council as a partner in the nation-building process. In pursuance of this approach, service ministers periodically respond to the Shura Council's request (to the ministers) to submit ministerial statements that explain efforts made by government units to implement projects, according to the priorities of each phase to provide the best services to citizens.
The government also responds to Shura Council requests to host government officials to present visual presentations and discuss topics proposed by its committees. The proposals and opinions of the Shura Council members are studied and incorporated into economic and social plans and programmes.
The joint meeting reviewed several topics, including continued coordination and cooperation with the government, as well as ways to enhance community awareness programmes and activate the role of the Coordination Committee that liaises between the two councils.
For their part, the Shura Council Chairman and the members of the Shura Council’s Office expressed the importance of the joint meeting and the positive outcomes that it yielded. They spoke about various matters of significance to the public interest. They also expressed their thanks and appreciation to the government and to the country’s leadership for their efforts in supporting cooperation between the two councils.
The Shura Council members affirmed that the next phase of development would see more coordination envisaged to safeguard the gains made so far in the march of progress and prosperity in Oman.
