The PUIC Secretary General Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Erol KILIC along with H.E. Ambassador Ali Asghar Mohammadi Assistant Secretary General attended the 119th General Assembly of the IPU.  On the sidelines of the IPU General Assembly a Consultation Meeting of the Islamic Group of the Member Parliaments was held on 13th October, 2008 which was chaired by H.E. Prof. Ahmed Fathi Sorour, Speaker of the Egyptian People's Assembly and President of the Fifth Session of the PUIC Conference.  The meeting was attended by many Honourable Speakers as well as majority of the delegation from the Member Parliaments. The Islamic Group Meeting supported the candidacy of H.E. Mr. Agung Laksono, Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives to the Presidency of the IPU for the period 2009 - 2012 and the proposal of the Palestine National Council to adopt the Article 3-1 by the Governing Council as well as the General Assembly.

The PUIC Secretary General also had fruitful talks with the Secretary General of the IPU where they exchanged new ways of cooperation in the various fields as well as to assist the PUIC in the training of officials.