62nd Meeting of ARABOSAI Executive Council Kicks Off

Doha, July 05 (QNA) - HE President of the State Audit Bureau and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ARABOSAI) Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saud Al-Thani, inaugurated on Monday the 62nd meeting of the Executive Council of the Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ARABOSAI), hosted by the State Audit Bureau over two days, with the participation of the heads of the Supreme Audit Institutions of the Member States of the Executive Council of the Organization. In his speech on this occasion, His Excellency affirmed that the march of the Arab organization, which has been going on for more than 40 years, has witnessed many achievements, as its work mechanisms have developed and its activities have expanded for the benefit of member organs, and its position has been established at the international level as a leading organization working to raise the value of supreme audit institutions and enhance its professionalism in various areas of audit work, pointing out that despite the feeling of pride in what has been achieved, the road is still long and work need to be done to raise the pace of implementation of development plans and programs in the organization and stimulate innovation and renewal in its work. His Excellency explained that the State Audit Bureau in the State of Qatar, and within the framework of its keenness to develop the work of the Arab organization, improve its performance and ensure the achievement of its ambitious goals in serving the member organs, has prepared an integrated package of development initiatives for the benefit of the organization in various fields related to its work, which aims to improve the performance of the organization and enhance its capabilities, and its implementation will start once approved by the Executive Council during this meeting. He also expressed his appreciation for the sincere efforts made by the heads and members of the committees emanating from the organization in order to carry out the responsibilities entrusted to them to the fullest, calling them to be a source of a proposal for innovative initiatives that raise the capabilities of the organization and enhance its performance. HE President of the State Audit Bureau expressed his satisfaction with the development witnessed by the coordination of cooperation between the organization and the relevant international parties, stating that in the context of continuing the approach adopted by the organization regarding expanding the scope of professional partnerships with relevant parties, the Executive Council will consider, during this meeting, a proposal regarding signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Arab League's Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), which will allow benefiting from the experience of this prestigious organization in implementing the programs of the Arab organization related to sustainable development goals within the fields of education, culture and science. The 62nd meeting of the Executive Council of the Arab organization discussed many important topics on the agenda, including the report of the Chairman of the Executive Council on his activity and that of the council since its 61st meeting and the proposal of the Chairman on development initiatives for the benefit of the organization, in addition to the reports of the General Secretariat and sub-committees of the organization, and the reports of the bodies will also be presented for its participation in the work of the committees and working groups emanating from the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), as well as the adoption of the final budget for 2020, and the estimated budget for 2021. On the sidelines of the meeting, the ARABOSAI and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation and exchange of knowledge and experiences between the two parties in support of joint efforts aimed at achieving sustainable development goals. The memorandum was signed on behalf of the Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions by HE the President of the State Audit Bureau and Chairman of the Executive Council of ARABOSAI Sheikh Bandar bin Mohamed bin Saoud al-Thani, and on behalf of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia by HE Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCWA. On the occasion HE Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saud Al-Thani stressed the importance of the memorandum of understanding and its role in enhancing the efforts of the ARABOSAI in achieving sustainable development goals in the Arab world, expressing his confidence that the implementation of the joint the work plan stipulated in the memorandum will give an important impetus towards enhancing the professional capabilities of the Arab monitoring bodies. (QNA)