On the sidelines of the Conference the PUIC Consultative Meeting was convened, under the chairmanship of H.E. Professor Mustafa Ṣentop, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

The meeting was attended by the Speakers of the Parliaments of the following States: Kuwait, Turkey, Morocco, (Speakers of the Moroccan House of Representatives and the House of Counselors were in attendance), Qatar, Oman and Bahrain. In addition to those Speakers, a number of PUIC Member Parliaments also attended.

It is worth noting that a large number of PUIC Members were absent from the IPU Conference.

In his opening address at the Consultative meeting, H.E. Professor Mustafa Ṣentop announced that the 16th PUIC Conference will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, on 9-10 December 2021. He requested the Members to attend the said Conference.

As regard the emergency items proposed by the members, it was agreed that the chairman of the Meeting would coordinate with the Speakers of Parliaments and the delegations of Indonesia and Palestine in this respect. Those who made interventions affirmed the importance of the Palestinian Cause. Agreement was reached to adopt the proposal for inclusion in the emergency items of the IPU Conference.

5 December 2021