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State Council’s Secretary General receives participants of the program ‘KNOW YOUR COUNTRY’

H.E.Dr. Khalid bin Salem Al Saidi received today the participants of the national project “Know Your Country” organised by the National Youth Committee (NYC) accompanied by Abdullah al Hinai, member of the National Youth Commission and several staff members of the Commission.
 
H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Salem Al Saidi welcomed the attendees and commenced the session by highlighting the functions and roles NYC undertake under the wise leadership of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said.
He appreciated the importance of the national programme implemented by the National Youth Commission entitled: ‘KNOW YOUR COUNTRY’, which aims to inculcate and promote awareness among young people regarding the roles played by legislative, service, economic and other institutions in strengthening the State Institutions and law.
He expressed his happiness about the role of youth in the continuation of the process of modern Omani renaissance, and urged them to equip themselves with knowledge and science to assure themselves of a future of promising achievements.   
Dr.Khalid said that the field visits carried out by the participants in the programme to the institutions and official bodies allow them to identify their working mechanisms and help prepare them to contribute effectively in the future, and thanked the National Commission for Youth for this pioneering initiative.   
The discussion also touched on the progress of the shura in the Sultanate and its amalgamation with modern concepts.
In addition, he briefed about the features of institutional practice of shura, which has considerably advanced, embodied in the bicameral system of two councils (the State Council and Majlis A’Shura). The Councils exercise their competences and powers as per the stipulations of the Basic Statue of the State, to contribute to the process of national action in an integrative framework with other state institutions, Dr.Khalid elaborated.
During the visit, the delegation witnessed a documentary film based on the Council and toured its premises to note its main facilities.
It is worth mentioning that the national project “Know Your Country” aims to organise field visits for the youth to different State institutions. The project intends to explore further about their roles, responsibilities, work mechanisms and expected national public goods, introduce the Omani youth to the blessed renaissance achievements and promote citizenship and national partnership within the community.
The Assistant Secretary-General for Meetings and Committees and the Assistant Secretary-General for public information and public relations, as well as a number of Secretariat staff attended the interview.