Shura Chairman receives IPU President

Manama, Dec. 29 (BNA): Shura Council Chairman Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh received the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) President Duarte Pacheco. The chairman affirmed Bahrain’s keenness to strengthen legislative cooperation and parliamentary partnerships that support development plans and programs. He expressed pride in the Kingdom’s democratic march under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, which has achieved multiple and advanced legislative achievements regionally and internationally. The chairman stressed that since HM the King’s reform project and the legislative branch has been keen to build parliamentary cooperation to consolidate common denominators between peoples and states, and work according to the principles and values of coexistence and tolerance. He referred to the close cooperation between the legislative branch and the government headed by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, which contributed to the national achievements that highlighted the Kingdom in international parliamentary conferences and forums. Al Saleh praised the pivotal role played by the IPU in organizing global parliaments meetings and stressed on the great outcomes of exchanging expertise, learning the best parliamentary practices, and strengthening bonds between members of parliaments. The Shura chairman welcomed the convening of the meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in 2023, praising the high potentials that Bahrain possesses for hosting and organizing various international conferences. The IPU president praised the high-level development witnessed by the Kingdom that confirmed the continued progress and praised the high potential of Bahrain in hosting IPU 2023 meetings. He expressed appreciation to the chairman for his interest in enhancing IPU’s international role.