90% consensus on GAP 2019-2022 reached

Manama, Jan. 20 (BNA): Second Deputy Speaker Ali Ahmed Al Zayed said that a consensus of more than 90% on the Government Action Programme (2019-2022)'s objectives, policies and initiatives has been reached between the parliamentary committee tasked with studying the GAP 2019-2022 and the government delegation chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa. MP Al Zayed, on the sidelines of today’s meeting between the two sides, said the meeting addressed the proposed amendments and that the government delegation answered all queries raised by the parliamentary committee, including the exceptional financial situation seen by Bahrain and the region. He added the consensus would lead to total one that which reflects the parliamentary committee’s keenness to make of the GAP as a starting point for the parliamentary and governmental action for the preservation of the national gains and providing the citizens with decent living, in addition to achieving sustainable development services, chiefly in health, housing and education files. He noted that the two sides would meet tomorrow to discuss the remaining amendments.