Cabinet passes UAE-UK nuclear cooperation agreement, UAE-Pakistan extradition treaty

Abu Dhabi, Dec 13, 2010 (WAM)- The Federal Cabinet yesterday passed the agreement signed between the UAE and UK for cooperation in peaceful use of nuclear energy and an extradition treaty inked by the UAE with Pakistan.
The meeting, which took place at the Presidential Palace, was chaired by Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and attended by HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.
The cabinet also gave its consent to the estimated budget of the General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) for the fiscal year 2011. The budget estimated revenues at Dh 3.98 billion and expenditure at Dh 3.67 billion. A request by the Federal National Council for debating the GPSSA's policy was also approved.
The ministers reviewed recommendations put forward by the Federal National Council on registration of veterinary medicines and hike in prices of commodities and services resulted from the recent rise in petrol prices. – Emirates News Agency, WAM