Shura Council Speaker H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim
Doha: Speaker of Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim valued the contents of the speech of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the opening of the second ordinary session of the first legislative term corresponding to the 51st annual session of the Council.
In a speech on the occasion of the opening of the new session, Shura Council Speaker welcomed His Highness in the Council, extending deepest thanks and appreciation for patronising the opening of the session, which marks the start of a new process of achievement and giving, according to the vision of His Highness wise leadership, adhering to His Highness wise directives, looking forward to joining the loyal sons and daughters of Qatar in the development process.
The Speaker added that he followed with great interest the contents of His Highness’s lofty speech, which reviewed all the events and developments that Qatar witnessed during the past year and this year, discussed all internal and external developments and the many achievements, and highlighted the major event that Qatar hosts in November the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which will be a milestone in the history of the FIFA World Cup. He pointed out that His Highness’s speech also highlighted the important milestones and general plans for Qatar’s domestic and foreign policy.
He summarised the achievements of the Shura Council in the last session, saying that the Council held 35 public sessions over eight months, during which it dealt with study, discussion, and research, many important draft laws, and requests for general discussion.
Al Ghanim added that the Council discussed decree laws and several proposals, explaining that all of them witnessed extensive and fruitful study and discussions, and the Council’s committees held nearly a hundred meetings throughout the session.
In the field of parliamentary diplomacy, His Excellency reviewed the effective participation of the Council, in person or remotely, in many regional and international parliamentary conferences and its meetings with several heads of state, officials, and parliamentary delegations.
He added that this enabled the Council to strengthen parliamentary relations with many brotherly and friendly parliaments, in addition to hosting regional parliamentary meetings in coordination and cooperation with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, as part of the activities of the Doha-based UN Office on Parliamentary Engagement in Preventing and Countering Terrorism.
