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UAE Nat'l Council speaker underlines importance of APA

The meeting of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly
The meeting of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly
ABU DHABI, May 22 (KUNA) -- Speaker of UAE's National Council Amal Al-Qubaisi said Monday the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) played an important role in addressing challenges facing Asian countries and people.
Al-Qubaisi, addressing a meeting of the APA Standing Committee on Staff and Financial Regulations, called for promoting dialogue among APA members to achieve international peace, stability and security.
She said APA was active in developing strategic relations among Asian countries with the objective of achieving sustainable development and co-existence.
Asia is the real power in the global economic movements ...," she said.
MP Khalil Abul represented Kuwait National Assembly to the APA meetings.
Chairman of the APA Standing Committee Dr. Saeed Al-Mutawa, of the UAE, said the meetings aimed at preparing budgets and proposed amendments on the APA financial system. (end) bsu.bs