Advisory Council signs pact with Group of Latin America and Caribbean Countries

The Advisory Council and the Parliamentary Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) signed Monday a memorandum of co-operation (MoC) at the headquarters of the Advisory Council. 

The MoC was signed by HE the Speaker of the Advisory Council Ahmed bin Abdulla bin Zaid al-Mahmoud, and the President of GRULAC in IPU, Rodolfo Urtubey.Under the memorandum of co-operation, the two sides agreed to strengthen ties of friendship to sustain and continue their relations, to find mechanisms for co-operation, to share information and to exchange visits between the Advisory Council and Parliamentary Group of Latin American and Caribbean States to support bilateral co-operation, as well as to strengthen communication in the field of political dialogue, international peace and security, the promotion of democracy, education, energy and water resources, in addition to other issues of common concern to both sides.The signing of the MoU took place during a meeting between the two sides, at which they discussed parliamentary relations between the Advisory Council and the Parliamentary Group of Latin American and Caribbean States and explored ways to enhance and bolster them. The meeting also reviewed the issues on the agenda of the 140th Meeting of the General Assembly of the IPU which will begins its meetings in Doha on Saturday. The meeting was attended by the ambassador of Argentina to Qatar Carlos Hernandez, and members of the Qatari-Latin American and Caribbean friendship group.