Good opportunity for parliamentary ties: Speaker

New York

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Speaker Ahmed bin Ibrahim Al Mulla considered the meeting of world heads of parliaments, which concluded at the UN headquarters on Wednesday, an important occasion to consolidate and rejuvenate bilateral and multilateral parliamentary ties.

 Speaking about the outcome of the conference yesterday, he commented: “The meeting was good opportunity to extend bridges of joint cooperation to serve people’s interests. It was also a platform to exchange opinion, consultation, create database regarding various current issues, including counterterrorism and sustainable development issues.” “Parliaments constitute the cornerstone in building nations and their revival,” the Speaker added.

The Bahraini parliamentary delegation participated on the third and final day of the meeting, which was focused on issues of development, democracy and peace.

The reports of discussion sessions in which the delegation participated were presented under the themes: “Parliamentary Control: Challenges and Opportunities”, “Translating Sustainable Development Goals into Action” in addition to issuance of the meeting’s final declaration.

The conclusive statement of the Fourth Heads of Parliaments Meeting urged resolution through political dialogue and negotiations, while giving greater attention to parliamentary diplomacy which has shown its capability of stimulating efforts aimed at resolving conflicts and disputes.

 The final communiqué also urged parliaments to do all they can to boost cooperation and support all the relevant UN resolutions, conventions and international treaties to combat terrorism.