UAE participates: PUOIC agrees not to include 'Muslim Minority of Israel' in the "Council"

Palembang, Indonesia - UAE's Federal National Council (FNC) participated in the 14th meeting of the Council of the Parliamentary Union of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation held in Palembang on Friday. FNC Members Rashad Bukhash and Sultan Al Shamisi, Secretary General Dr. Mohammed Salem Al Mazroui and Asst. Secretary General Abdul Rahman Al Shamisi represented UAE in the Council's meeting. The Council approved a Palestinian proposal backed by Syria that demanded no to include the block described as the 'Muslim Minority in Israel' in the Council, as they are a segment of the larger Palestinian nation. The Council also approved the membership applications from Maldives and Moro Liberation Front. The Council also discussed with great interest a proposal submitted by UAE to update its budget system through the adoption of a programme-based budgeting. - Emirates News Agency, WAM