The Shura Council participated in the joint meeting between the heads of geopolitical groups and the heads of the Standing Committees of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which took place on the sidelines of the 146th IPU Assembly in Bahrain.
HE Shura Council Member and President of the IPU Committee on Peace and International Security Mohamed bin Mahdi al-Ahbabi represented the Shura Council in the meeting. During the meeting, IPU President Duarte Pacheco reviewed the latest developments and the main activities since the 145th assembly in Rwanda. The heads of the geopolitical groups reviewed their main activities since the Rwanda meetings and their expectations from the IPU Assembly in Bahrain. The meeting touched on strengthening co-operation among the geopolitical groups and the contribution of the standing committees to the IPU strategy. HE al-Ahbabi discussed the activities and programs of the Committee on Peace and International Security during the last period and the various topics and issues concerning regional and global peace and security.