Ministry and FNC hold meeting via videoconference

ABU DHABI: The Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs ( MFNCA) held its ordinary coordination meeting with the General Secretariat of the Federal National Council (FNC) remotely via videoconference, exploring ways to continue working together and maintaining the system set up to ensure coordination between the government and the FNC.

Furthermore, the meeting debated several issues that help boost performance in the upcoming period, including requests to approve topics for discussion, coordination procedures for FNC sessions, and the Council’s oversight plan.

MFNCA Undersecretary Tariq Hilal Lootah attended the meeting, along with Dr Omar Abdel Rahman Al Nuaimi, Secretary-general of the FNC; Dr Saeed Mohammed Al Ghafli, MFNCA’S Assistant Undersecretary of FNC Affairs; Dr Jaber Mohammed Al Zaabi, Assistant Secretary-general for Legislation and Monitoring at the General Secretariat of the FNC, and several officials and specialists from both entities.

Lootah began the meeting by applauding the tremendous efforts undertaken by the teams in both the General Secretariat of the FNC and the MFNCA, who have been working as one team to offer innovative services that enhance integration and coordination between the executive and legislative authorities. “This, in turn, serves the general directives of the UAE’S wise leadership to join hands and work together to serve the country and discuss the issues that help enhance performance across all sectors,” he said.

“Despite the many changes that have transformed our work environments in light of the current challenges, we made sure to hold our ordinary coordination meeting with the General Secretariat of the Federal National Council to explore future plans,” Lootah added. “This reaffirms that the FNC and the government will continue to coordinate regarding all topics up for debate at the Council.”

For his part, Dr Omar Abdel Rahman Al Nuaimi thanked the Minister of State for FNC Affairs and the Ministry’s team for their dedication to organising the coordination meeting, which discussed a host of priority issues related to the Council’s activities over the upcoming period. “This, in turn, allows the Council to exercise its constitutional responsibilities and contribute to the comprehensive development of the UAE, especially in light of the unlimited support the FNC receives from our wise leadership, in line with the Political Empowerment Programme announced in 2005 by UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan,” he said.