Amal Al Qubaisi takes part in Meeting of GCC parliamentary speakers

 Dr. Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council, FNC, arrived in Bahrain on Tuesday, leading the UAE delegation participating in the 10th Meeting of Chairman and Speakers of Shura, Representatives Councils and National Assemblies of the Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC, countries.

The two-day meeting seeks to continue to build on the outcome of the ninth meeting held in November 2015 in Riyadh, in which all six GCC Member States participated.

The heads of GCC parliaments will discuss the annual report of the ninth session of legislative councils speakers and associated committees for the year 2016 and also discuss the report on the joint Arabian Gulf work submitted by the GCC General Secretariat.

The officials will also discuss the memoranda of the General Secretariat regarding topics of mutual concern, the GCC parliamentary committee related to boosting the GCC-EU parliamentary ties, and the General Secretariat's memorandum concerning the joint Gulf informatics network regarding threats of terrorism and terrorist organisations.