Shura Council participates in Ecological Congress in Russia

The Shura Council participated in the 11th Nevsky International Ecological Congress (Nevsky 2025), held over two days in St Petersburg, Russia, and concluded Friday. The event brought together parliamentary delegations and international organisations from more than 40 countries.Representing the Shura Council were members of the Council Mubarak bin Mohammed al-Matar al-Kuwari, Dr Mohammed bin Butti al-Abdullah, and Ali bin Ahmed al-Kaabi. The forum featured several panel discussions on a range of environmental topics, such as food security amid climate change, developing ecotourism in harmony with nature, among other topics. On the sidelines of the conference, the Shura Council delegation held a meeting with members of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russia.The meeting explored ways to strengthen parliamentary co-operation, exchange expertise in social, economic, and environmental fields, and stressed the importance of continued coordination on issues of mutual concern.The Russian side included Mohamed Isaevich Akhmadov, who serves as deputy chair of the federation council committee on social policy and representative of the Chechen Republic, Alexander Arkadyevich Zhukov, member of the committee on economic policy and representative of the Republic of Khakassia, and Yulia Viktorovna Lazutkina, who serves as deputy chair of the social policy committee and representative of Penza Oblast.