Minister of Social Development Discusses Cooperation with Algerian Counterpart

Doha, February 21 (QNA) - HE Minister of Social Development and Family Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met with HE Minister of National Solidarity, Family and Women's Issues of the Peoples Democratic Republic of Algeria Kawthar Kriko, who is currently visiting the country as member of the delegation accompanying HE the Algerian President. The meeting reviewed aspects of the joint cooperation between the two brotherly countries in the fields related to social affairs and the family, and ways of enhancing and developing them, especially those related to the establishment of mutual exhibitions that support projects of productive families and women and building the capacities of cadres concerned with social protection programs. During the meeting, HE Minister Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad referred to the Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation between the two countries in the fields of social development and the family, which was signed in Doha on the sidelines of the visit of HE President of the sisterly Peoples Democratic Republic of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune, stressing the importance of this memorandum for the development of bilateral cooperation in social and family affairs. HE the Minister added that the MoU reflects the commitment of the wise leaderships in the two brotherly countries to sponsoring and supporting the bilateral cooperation in the areas of social development, based on the values of joint responsibility that link the State of Qatar and the Republic of Algeria. For her part, HE Minister Kawthar Kriko underlined her country's keenness to make all efforts to activate the terms of the signed MoU, especially in the areas of transferring and exchanging experiences, and building capacities in support of social development projects, mainly the initiatives to empower productive families, persons with disabilities and women. On the other hand, HE the Algerian Minister of National Solidarity, Family and Women's Issues visited a number of social institutions in the country, such as the Family Consulting Center (Wifaq), the Shafallah Center for Persons with Disabilities, and the Protection and Social Rehabilitation Center (Aman) to learn about the Qatari experience in social work. In this context, she expressed her admiration for the available capabilities and services provided in these centers for the concerned groups and cases, and the possibility of benefiting from them in the context of exchanging experiences between the two countries. She said that the services of these centers represent the core of social work that reflects responsibility towards societies. (QNA)