Monday, January 20, 2020
Kabul (BNA) Chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, cabinet meeting was held Saturday evening at Chahar Chenar Palace.
In the meeting, President Ghani first briefed related to his continued meetings with Kabul residents, saying that residents of Kabul have shared their problems with him in the separate meetings held with residents of various districts of the city, therefore, it was necessary that modifications should be brought in legislative documents to address problems of the people. President Ghani tasked relevant government institutions to prepare and process necessary modifications in relevant legislative documents.
The country’s President also tasked relevant institutions in particular the office of sate ministry for disaster management to take all necessary steps towards prevention of human losses and destructions caused by recent rain and snow falls.
Based on agenda of the meeting, minister of justice delivered draft regulation of bachelor level studies to the meeting. The cabinet approved the draft regulation in Principle, tasking ministries of justice and higher education to correct and finalize the draft regulation in accordance to visions and views of participants of the meeting.
Afterwards, report of reasons in connection with cancellation of mining contracts of Badakhshan’s gold mine and Balkhab copper mine was delivered by acting minister of mines and petroleum, which was approved by the cabinet meeting. Afterwards, minister of justice delivered draft regulation of duties management for ministry of higher education to the meeting, which was approved in Principle, tasking the ministries of justice and higher education to correct and finalize the draft in consideration to delivered visions in the cabinet meeting.
In the meeting, secretary general of Afghan Red Crescent Society also shared the society’s demand in connection with collecting one-day salary of government’s employees for strengthening the society’s financial fund with participants of the meeting.
The cabinet asked all officials and employees of government institution to pay and grant their one-day salary to Afghan Red Crescent Society in assistance to needy families and vulnerable people.
