PM bats for women’s empowerment

Manama --- Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa lauded the crucial role played by Bahraini women in the national action march and their remarkable contributions in the various fields, including the legislative branch. He underlined the government’s keen interest in adopting initiatives that contribute to empowering women economically and socially. “It’s the government’s belief that there is a need to advance women and consolidate their participation to advance the Bahraini citizens,” Prince Khalifa remarked during a meeting with Chairman of the Shura Council Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh, MPs and Shura Council members, in the presence of former Speaker Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Dhahrani and senior state officials at Gudaibiya Palace yesterday. Commenting that the region is going through rapidly unfolding economic and political variables, he said: “The Kingdom of Bahrain has gone through multiple challenges and faced them firmly. But we are fully confident that we will overcome the repercussions of the current phase through cooperation between the executive and the legislative branches.” HRH Premier noted that the legislative branch’s dealing with the challenges facing the development march reflected the shared responsibility in making the kingdom’s present and future and proved the awareness of MPs. HRH the Prime Minister stressed that government-parliament cooperation was endless. He added that through strengthening its cooperation with the legislature, the government enhanced popular participation in the decision-making process.