Qatar reaffirms support for Asian parliamentary cooperation

Doha: Speaker of the Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim has affirmed Qatar s strong commitment to supporting parliamentary work at both t...

Doha: Speaker of the Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim has affirmed Qatar’s strong commitment to supporting parliamentary work at both the regional and international levels, and its continued keenness to provide effective platforms for dialogue, consultation, and the exchange of expertise among Asian parliaments.

In a speech delivered at the opening of the meeting of the Standing Committee on Budget and Planning of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly, hosted in Doha yesterday, he noted the wide participation of member states in the committee’s work. He emphasised that this supports the progress of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly, which serves as a unifying framework for enhancing parliamentary cooperation in Asia.

The Speaker of the Shura Council pointed out that the meeting is being held amid rapidly evolving regional and international challenges, which necessitate strengthening financial planning efficiency, consolidating the principles of transparency, accountability, and good governance, and ensuring sound resource management.

These measures, he said, are essential to guaranteeing the sustainability of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly’s work and enabling it to fulfil its active parliamentary role in promoting Asian cooperation.

He praised the efforts of the members of the Budget and Planning Committee and the effectiveness of its previous meetings, during which important decisions were adopted. These included the Doha meeting held in November last year, where participants approved the adoption of a unified and equal membership fee for all member states.