Oman's State Council welcomes students for awareness programme

Muscat: The State Council on Monday welcomed students Ahmed Bin Majid and Al Imam Abdul Malik from Sharkiya South and Ibn Al Atheer from North Bathina for a tour of its premises and a question and answer session.
The State Council’s awareness programme is dedicated to generating awareness about its work, processes and relevance, and encourages continued and increased engagement between the public and the Council.
The students received a detailed explanation from the Council’s researcher, Hanan Saif Al Yazidi, about the functions and powers of the Council, and the tasks and responsibilities entrusted to it and gained a vital understanding of Oman’s parliamentary process. They also toured the State Council, which included a visit to the main meeting hall, where the members meet.
The presentation included detailing of the organisation set-up of the State Council, the various organs that comprise it, the responsibilities and the tasks assigned to it.
Al Yazidi added that the articles stipulate the number of its members, and the mechanism of their appointment, and the terms of membership of the State Council, and the difference between the State Council and the Shura Council in terms of reference, and the draft law process.