HM expresses satisfaction
over development plans ♦ Youth urged to seize all chances to acquire
skills and knowledge — MUSCAT — His Majesty Sultan Qaboos presided
over the Council of Ministers’ meeting at Bait al Barakah yesterday. His Majesty
the Sultan commenced the meeting by thanking the Almighty for bestowing welfare
on Oman, praying to perpetuate those blessings on the country and its
people. His Majesty reviewed the local, regional and international situations.
At the domestic level, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his satisfaction with
the efforts being exerted by the government and all state sectors in
implementing the plans and programmes for enhancing the comprehensive
development in a bid to achieve a great leap in diversifying the sources of national
income. His Majesty stressed the importance of continuing the work on
facilitating investments and ensuring ideal utilisation of the natural
resources to reach the prospective economic diversity. This requires the
collaboration of all efforts to enrich the Sultanate’s experience in a number
of fields.
As
for the human resources development, His Majesty explained that the state
harnesses all potentials to develop these resources in health, education,
culture, sports and other fields. His Majesty pointed out that it is important
for the youth to seize the opportunities availed by the state to them, acquire
the necessary skills and expertise that enable them to contribute to pushing
forward the wheel of development and maintain the achievements made. Within the
context of His Majesty the Sultan’s reviewing of the situations on the regional
and international arenas, His Majesty reaffirmed that the Sultanate is going
ahead with its policies that aim at maintaining constructive cooperation with
the regional countries and the international community in a bid to solidify
bases for peace and stability and pursue with the policy of dialogue. At the
conclusion of the meeting, His Majesty the Sultan touched on a number of issues
of interest to the nation and the citizen and issued his wise directives to all
sectors and institutions of the state to exert more efforts to achieve the
prospective objectives. His Majesty wished everyone success and Oman and its
proud people further progress and welfare. — ONA
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