‘Speaker’ Ritaj hailed by top lawmakers
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
Shura Council Chairman Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh and Speaker Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal praised Al Hidd Secondary School for Girls student Ritaj Ibrahim Al Abbasi for winning the Speakership of the Arab Child Parliament in its second session.
This came as the Kingdom’s legislative leaders received Ritaj yesterday in their respective offices. Chairman Al Saleh congratulated the student for this honourable achievement that is added to the Kingdom’s international achievements at the educational level, where she obtained 52% of the votes, outperforming candidates from 12 Arab countries.
He highlighted the role of the Arab Child Parliament in consolidating the concepts and principles of constructive dialogue among children, educating them to exercise their rights and performing their duties. Al Saleh affirmed that the capabilities that the youth of Bahrain obtains to achieve leading positions on national and international levels, which reflects the successful strategies embarked from the vision of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in caring for the youth and harnessing the youth and their talents.
Ritaj expressed her thanks and appreciation to Shura Council Chairman for his continuous support for children and motivating them to give and exert efforts in order to enhance the status of Bahrain, praising the efforts made by the Shura Council to develop and modernise legislation related to children.
High royal attention
Speaker Zainal praised the high attention from the government headed by His Majesty King Hamad and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for the Bahraini youth by providing them with all the necessary capabilities and support to achieve their aspirations and highlight their talents, enabling them to serve their community and represent their country abroad.
Zainal affirmed the parliament’s keenness to enhance parliamentary culture among all segments of society, especially the youth, noting that the parliament continues to provide programmes and activities to raise societal awareness about parliamentary work. Representatives Council Member and Woman and Child Affairs Committee Chairperson Kaltham Al Hayki, and Women and Child Affairs Committee Vice-Chairperson Bader Al Dossari were present.
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