Support to youth stressed

Council of Representatives Speaker Fawziya Zainal led Bahrain’s delegation to the annual ‘Global Forum on Development of Parliamentarism’ in Moscow, Russia. She underlined Bahrain’s development strides led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, stressing the atmosphere of tolerance, co-existence and peace reigning in the Kingdom. 

Ms. Zainal underlined the importance of upgraded laws and legislation, initiatives, programs, and events to empower youth, underlining Bahrain’s openness on regional and international practices. She underlined the initiative of the Council of Representatives to set up the Youth and Sports Affairs Committee to tackle youth-related issues and contribute to social development.  Addressing the session, she urged an active parliamentary dialogue to pass laws and legislation to serve society and bolster peace and stability.

She underlined the importance of engaging in digital parliamentary work to keep abreast of technological strides in the world. The Speaker underlined the role played by the Council of Representatives to support the youth sector, in line with the national vision to engage the youth in building the nation.

On the sidelines of the forum, Ms. Zainal met Chairwoman of the Russian Federation Council, Valentina Matviyenko.