Bahrain fully prepared to host 146th IPU, says Speaker

TDT | Manama                                    

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com    

Bahrain is all set to host the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which will have nearly 200 representatives from 178 parliaments around the globe, said Speaker Ahmed bin Salman Al Musallam.

Al Musallam asserted that Bahrain’s hosting of the 146th IPU Assembly from March 11-15 is a global vote of confidence in the Kingdom’s ability to organise mega-global conferences and events.

“The legislative branch has, in cooperation with the government, led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, taken all necessary measures to host the largest global parliamentary gathering,” he said.

Speaker of the Council of Representatives, and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Delegation, Al Musallam, was chairing a meeting with diplomatic missions in the presence of Shura Council Chairman Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh.

The meeting reviewed preparations to host the 146th Assembly by the national organising committee, chaired by the First Deputy Chairman of the Shura Council, Jamal Mohammed Fakhro. He expressed hope that the Assembly would unify the stances of world parliaments to promote global peace and security and spread the values of tolerance and coexistence.

Shura Chairman expressed pride in the global trust in the Kingdom’s ability and the pivotal role played by ambassadors of brotherly and friendly countries on the theme of the Assembly focusing on spreading coexistence and fraternity, as well as combating intolerance and hatred.