Qatar plays influential role on regional, global stages: Speaker of Australian House of Representatives

Doha, Qatar: Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia, HE Milton Dick, underlined that the State of Qatar has played an influential role o...

Doha, Qatar: Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia, HE Milton Dick, underlined that the State of Qatar has played an influential role on the global stage, stressing that it has become one of the nations that possess vibrant and energetic characteristics both in the regional and global spheres.

Speaking to Qatar News Agency (QNA) on the sidelines of his participation in the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Doha, Dick underscored the importance of hosting the 298th session of the Executive Committee of the IPU, which promotes Qatar's standing as one of the active members of the Union.

He highlighted the role Qatar plays in organisation and active participation, emphasising that he is honored to work side by side with the Qatari side in the Executive Committee in his capacity as representative of the Asian group, reflecting Qatar's strong engagement in international parliamentary forums.

Addressing the parliamentary relationship between Australia and countries in the Middle East, HE Milton Dick emphasised that it is warm and strong. He noted that the Australian and Qatari parliaments have established parliamentary friendship groups that contribute to strengthening parliamentary diplomacy, supported by the ambassadors of the two nations.

Dick affirmed that the establishment of these friendship groups was among the reasons they wanted to visit Qatar.