Al-Halboosi receives SGs of the Asian and Arab Parliaments Union

 

The Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi received the Secretary-General of the Asian Parliamentary Union Mr. Mohammad Reza Majidi and the Secretary-General of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, Mr. Fayez al-Shawabkeh, in the presence of the Secretary General of the Iraqi Parliament, Mr. Sirwan Abdullah Sirini.

At the outset of the meeting, His Excellency welcomed the attendance and all countries participating in the meeting of the Asian Planning and Budget Committee in Baghdad, affirming the keenness of the Presidency of the Iraqi Parliament to provide all the requirements to ensure the success of the meeting and achieve its objectives.

H.E. stressed the importance of Asian and Arab parliaments’ effort to resolve differences among countries and reach consensus areas through activating the role of parliamentary diplomacy, pointing out the intention to hold a session of the Arab Parliament in Baghdad in next November to discuss issues of concern to the region in general.

For his part, the Secretary-General of the Asian Parliamentary Union Mr. Mohammad Reza Majidi described the conferences held in Iraq as a message reflecting the stability and victory achieved against terrorism. The Secretary-General of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union Mr. Fayez al-Shawabkeh praised the high organization of the meeting and the movements of the Iraqi parliament and its policy in support of activating parliamentary diplomacy in Arab forums.

The meeting of the Asian Planning and Budget Committee will be held under the auspices and participation of the Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad in current September 3-5, with the participation of 16 Arab and Asian countries.

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Media Office
Of the Parliament Speaker
Sep 3, 2019