Bahraini Parliamentary Delegation Participates in Joint Meeting with GRULAC on Sidelines of IPU Assembly in Tashkent

TDT | Manama

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A parliamentary delegation from the Kingdom of Bahrain took part in a joint meeting between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) legislative councils and the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC), held today (Saturday) on the sidelines of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), currently underway in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The Bahraini delegation was represented by His Excellency Mr. Jamal Mohammed Fakhro, First Deputy Chairman of the Shura Council and Deputy Head of the Bahraini Parliamentary Delegation, and His Excellency MP Abdulnabi Salman Ahmed, First Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives.

The meeting was chaired on the GCC side by His Excellency Dr. Ali Al Nuaimi, Member of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates and representative of the Arab Group in the IPU. The session was attended by distinguished representatives of the GCC legislative councils. On the GRULAC side, the meeting was led by His Excellency Manzoor Nadir, Speaker of the Parliament of Guyana and Chair of GRULAC, with the participation of several parliamentarians from Latin America and the Caribbean, who expressed their warm welcome to the Gulf delegation and highlighted their interest in fostering dialogue and joint cooperation.

The meeting focused on exploring avenues for mutual cooperation and strengthening parliamentary relations through the exchange of expertise and greater coordination in international parliamentary forums.

Participants also discussed mechanisms for aligning and coordinating positions on the key issues listed on the agenda of the 150th IPU General Assembly and the 215th session of the Governing Council.

GRULAC is one of the six geopolitical groups of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. It comprises parliaments from over 30 countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean, working to enhance collaboration and coordination among its members on matters of shared interest within the IPU framework.