BALI: The Speaker of the National Assembly Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim met on Thursday with the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Duarte Pacheco on the sidelines of the 144th session of the IPU meeting held in Bali, Indonesia. The meeting discussed a number of issues related to the union's work system and the importance of amending the union's statute, Al-Dustour News Network said in a statement.

It also discussed the latest development on the regional and international levels and emphasized the need to mobilize parliamentary efforts towards just and deserved humanitarian issues and urged a greater mediation role in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Speaker Al-Ghanim also met with the IPU Secretary-General Martin Chungong, where both sides stressed the importance of enhancing inter-parliamentary coordination and exchanging views, and developing action plans that would achieve the desired goals.

The meetings were attended by Kuwait Ambassador to Indonesia Abdulwahab Al-Saqer and the Secretary-General of the National Assembly, Adel Al-Loughani. Speaker Al-Ghanim and his accompanying delegation had arrived in Bali, Indonesia, last Friday to participate in the conference which lasts until Thursday. - KUNA

BALI: National Assembly Speaker Al-Ghanim meets with (IPU) Secretary-General Martin Chungong. - KUNA