The Shura Council State of Qatar

HE Secretary-General of the Shura Council Fahad bin Mubarak Al Khayareen met on Monday with a delegation from the Swedish Parliament (Riksdag), at the headquarters of the Council.

The delegation, which is currently visiting the country to attend the Shura Council elections, included HE Member of Swedish Parliament and Chairperson of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Sub-committee on Finance Cecilia Widegren, and HE Member of Swedish Parliament and Chairperson of Constitution Committee of Swedish Parliament Ann-Britt Asebol.

The meeting addressed a number of topics of joint interest, including the parliamentary elections to choose members of the Shura Council and the work of the new Council, in addition to many aspects of joint parliamentary work between the Swedish Parliament and the Shura Council, especially in light of the newly elected Council.

The meeting also reviewed the possibility of creating a Parliamentary Friendship Group between the Swedish Parliament and the Shura Council in the future