His Excellency the Secretary General expressed ample thanks to His Excellency the Speaker of the Council for the kind invitation and for the generous hospitality and good reception accorded to him and his accompanying delegation.

The Secretary General also expressed ample thanks to the State of the United Arab Emirates for its constant support of the PUIC, and wished that PUIC and the Federal National Council relations shall always remain strong for the interest of the Ummah.

H.E. the PUIC Secretary General spoke about PUIC activities, and referred to the preparations for the next PUIC Conference scheduled to be held in Algiers, and the activities of the Committee of Muslim Communities and Minorities in non-PUIC Member States which has begun its work this year.

H.E. Mr. Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council, welcomed, at the beginning of the meeting, H.E. the Secretary General, and affirmed the importance of enhancing relations between the UAE Federal National Council and the PUIC, as well as the contribution to develop parliamentary work at the level of Member Parliaments.

H.E. Mr. Saqr Ghobash, congratulated H.E. Mr. Mouhamed Khouraichi NIASS on his election for a second term as PUIC Secretary General, appraising the role and efforts of the PUIC in coordination between and rapprochement of Islamic Parliaments.

20 October 2022