Representative Council holds virtual meeting

TDT | Manama

The Council of Representatives held yesterday it's 31st meeting of the second session of the Fifth Legislative Term. Chairing the virtual meeting, Speaker Fawzia Bint Abdulla Zainal saluted the nursing staff marking International Nurses Day 2020.

She valued highly their professional and humanitarian efforts, as well as their noble services at the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19).

She affirmed the unwavering full parliamentary support for the Health Ministry and the health system in the Kingdom to continue achieving success and distinction stories, in light of the comprehensive development march of Bahrain under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

The meeting also reviewed letters from His Royal Highness the Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa on a number of draft-laws, said Council of Representatives secretary-general Chancellor Rashid Mohammed Bu Najma.

It also reviewed misters’ replies to lawmakers’ questions, as well as the reports of parliamentary committees on draft-laws and parliamentary proposals to the government, he added.