Upon the kind invitation of of His Excellency Mr. Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim Speaker of the National Assembly of Kuwait His Excellency Prof. Dr. Mahmud Erol KILIC, Secretary General of PUIC together with H.E. Amb. Mohammadi Sijani, PUIC Assistant Secretary General, Participated in the Seventh Meeting of Parliament Speakers of the States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which was held under the patronage and attendance of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, on 24 -25 November 2013.

The opening ceremony was held early Sunday 24 November in Kuwait Sheraton Hotel, and was attended by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The ceremony was also attended by His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim, as well as a number of Kuwait's senior state officials.
At the opening ceremony speeches were delivered by:
His Excellency Mr. Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Dhahrani Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Bahrain, His Excellency Mr. Ahmad Mohammad Al-Jerwan President of the Arab Parliament (AP), His Excellency Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayyani GCC Secretary General, and His Excellency Mr. Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim Speaker of the National Assembly of the State of Kuwait.
The Sessions proceeded in a friendly atmosphere and the participants discussed the topic of economic integration among the GCC countries and decided to hold a conference on this issue during the year 2014 in Kuwait and to submit the results to the eighth regular meeting scheduled to be held in Doha in 2014.
Regarding the Joint Arab action, Kuwait decided to host an emergency conference of the Arab Parliamentary Union to discuss the excesses and the violations committed by the Zionist occupation forces against the Al-Aqsa Mosque, to be held next January to support the Arab voice rejecting these ongoing Zionist practices against Al- Aqsa Mosque.
The conferees also agreed on the continuation of contacts made by Kuwait National Assembly regarding the visit of a delegation of the legislatures to the U.S. Congress during the year 2014.
At the end of the Meeting, Their Excellencies Heads of State Legislatures addressed two Cables of thanks and appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of Kuwait, and to the Crown Prince His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, for hosting the meeting and the warm reception, hospitality, and the excellent preparation and organization. The conferees also expressed their thanks and gratitude to the National Assembly of Kuwait, led by His Excellency Mr. Marzouq Al-Ghanim, the Speaker, for his generous hospitality and warm reception.

9 December 2013