Bahrain will host the meeting of the Standing Committee on Economic and Sustainable Development at the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) on May 16-17.
The two-day meeting will be chaired by the member of the Council of Representatives, APA Vice-President and APA’s Standing Committee on Economic and Sustainable Development Chairman, MP Ahmed Sabah Al-Salloum.
The meeting is within the framework of the interest of the Shura and Representatives councils’ interest in consolidating joint Asian parliamentary work, broadening areas of cooperation and coordination, as well as enhancing the exchange of expertise and experiences with APA member states, in line with the fundamentals of Bahrain’s parliamentary diplomacy and the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
The meeting will discuss several draft resolutions on establishing an Asian energy market, environmental issues, ensuring efforts for Asian economic growth, poverty eradication, the role of APA parliaments in supporting the implementation of sustainable development goals, water and sanitation in Asia for all, the adoption of a roadmap providing for measures to stimulate green finance and the Asian Climate Finance Initiative.
Source: Bahrain News Agency