DUBAI: The UAE and Iraq have discussed ways of bolstering parliamentary friendship and cooperation between the Federal National Council and Iraq’s House of Representatives.
Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of Federal National Council, on Sunday received Muhammad Al-Halbousi, Speaker of Iraq’s House of Representatives and also discussed ways of coordinating stances and consultations towards regional and international issues of mutual interest.
The two sides also affirmed the importance of joint parliamentary cooperation to serve Arab and Islamic issues and rallying support for issues of top priorities at international parliamentary gatherings.
They also suggested the creation of a joint parliamentary friendship committee to realize the aspirations of the two countries in several areas, help exchange expertise and knowledge and best practices to serve parliamentary diplomacy and promote parliamentary legislative and supervisory frameworks.
Saqr Ghobash invited his Iraqi counterpart to visit Expo 2020 Dubai.
UAE and Iraq discuss ways to boost parliamentary cooperation
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- Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of Federal National Council, and Muhammad Al-Halbousi, Speaker of Iraq's House of Representatives also discuss need for coordinating stances.
- They underscored the need for serving Arab and Islamic issues and rallying support at international parliamentary forums.
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