Doha, November 09 (QNA) - The Shura Council convened for its weekly session on Monday, chaired by HE Speaker Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim.

HE Secretary-General of the Shura Council Nayef bin Mohammed Al Mahmoud read out the agenda, following which the legislative body approved the minutes of its previous meeting and pored over a report submitted by the government on the findings of follow-up efforts to monitor implementation of the National Framework for Promoting Positive Values and Good Conduct in Qatari Society, as well as the efforts and measures undertaken in this regard.

The Council had previously submitted a proposal during its 53rd annual session, calling for the substantive promotion of values and national identity in Qatari society, in recognition of the importance of thoroughly entrenching the system of societal values, safeguarding national identity, and substantially augmenting the role of families, educational institutions and community organizations in bringing up future generations.

In this regard, the legislators lauded the government's cooperation, along with its commitment to follow up on the feedback and proposals they had propounded, emphasizing that it is quite important to have consistent coordination and integration between the legislative and executive authorities to the advantage of the public interest and society's aspirations.

In this regard, HE Al Ghanim said he was grateful for the government's interest in weighing the Council's perspectives, asserting that positive values and good conduct are a shared national responsibility that requires the combined efforts of all relevant institutions and entities, owing to the virtues of these traits in protecting national identity and a tight-knit society.

Giving overriding priority to the suggestions the Council had propounded demonstrates the ongoing cooperation between the Council and the government, reinforces the effectiveness of institutional work, and turns these proposals into concrete steps that respond to society's needs and aspirations, HE the Speaker said.

HE Chairman of the Education, Culture, Sports and Media Affairs Committee of the Shura Council, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Obaidan, highlighted that monitoring the implementation of the National Framework for Promoting Positive Values and Good Conduct in Qatari Society is an outgrowth of the committee's efforts to consider the matter of promoting national values and identity, which ultimately culminated in a proposal submitted by the Council to the government, which, in turn, contributed to charting a national framework dedicated to this aspect.

It is quite important to occasionally follow up on the implementation of this National Framework through collaboration between the Council and the government, HE Al Obaidan underlined, asserting that this would ensure enduring efforts and turn perspectives into concrete actions that would help deepen time-honored values and safeguard national identity.

Separately, the legislative body weighed in on a bill on regulating the practice of technical professions submitted by the government and decided to refer it to the Education, Culture, Sports and Media Affairs Committee for further review and submission of its report to the Council.

In a related affair, the Council pored over the report on the participation of HE Chairman of the Internal and External Affairs Committee of the Shura Council Yousef bin Ali Al Khater in a seminar on protecting the natural environment during armed conflict, held in July via videoconference.

In addition, the legislators went over the report on the participation of HE Member of the Council Ali bin Ahmed Al Kaabi in a virtual briefing held as part of the Empowerment Series for Young Parliamentarians, entitled "International Youth Day 2026: Building Younger and More Diverse Parliaments", in August. (QNA)