Saudi-Iraqi Parliamentary Friendship Committee discusses boosting cooperation

RIYADH: The Saudi-Iraqi Parliamentary Friendship Committee in the Shoura Council held a meeting on Tuesday in Riyadh with members of its counterpart at the Iraqi Council of Representatives, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The meeting was headed by Ibrahim Al-Qannas, Shoura Council member and chairman of the friendship committee, and Iraqi MP Shaalan Al-Karim, who is currently visiting the Kingdom.

The meeting looked at relations between the two countries in various fields; ways to enhance bilateral work and parliamentary cooperation between the Shoura Council and the Iraqi Council of Representatives; the importance of activating the role of the two parliamentary friendship committees; and a number of topics and issues of common interest.

Parliamentary friendship committees aim to strengthen the bonds of friendship between the Shoura Council and parliaments in other countries, while aiding coordination and cooperation in regional and international parliamentary forums.