26 March 2014 -  PUIC Desk 

PUIC delegations participating in the 130th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), held its annual meeting at 15:30, on Sunday 16 March 2014 at the International Conventions Center in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting was chaired by H.E. Moahamed Cheikh Baidillah, President of the House of Councilors of Morocco, and in the presence of H.E. Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Al Murr, Speaker of the UAE  Federal National Council, and the participation of more than 140 delegates who represent PUIC Member Parliaments.
After a brief speech delivered by H.E. the PUIC Secretary General Prof. Mahmud Erol KILIC, the meeting discussed the emergency item to be included in the Agenda of the IPU Assembly. It was agreed to support the Moroccan proposal which stipulates as follows: “Helping to restore peace and security, and consolidate democracy in the Central African Republic: The Contribution of the IPU”.
The meeting also considered the election of a new IPU Secretary General to succeed Mr. Andres B. Johnsson. The meeting decided to mandate its chairman H.E. Mohammed Cheikh Biadillah to coordinate with the head of the Arab Group, H.E. Mr. Marzoug Ali M. Al- Ghanim, aimed at exerting efforts in such a way as to lead to the success of one of the candidates of the two PUIC Member Parliaments.