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- Vice Speaker Mishaal bin Fahm Al-Sulami, head the council's delegation, spoke at the opening of the two-day session in Rome
ROME: A delegation of Saudi Arabia's Shoura Council attended the 19th plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) on Thursday as an observer, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Vice Speaker Mishaal bin Fahm Al-Sulami, head the council's delegation, spoke at the opening of the two-day session in Rome, emphasizing the opportunity to strengthen cooperation between the Kingdom and Mediterranean countries in various fields.
He also noted the potential for collaboration between the Mediterranean basin and the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), of which Saudi Arabia is a member.
Mishaal highlighted the Kingdom's initiatives promoting regional security, peace, stability, and development, including the Arab Peace Initiative, the Yemen ceasefire, Sudanese peace talks, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), the Middle East Green Initiative, this week's US-Russian talks, and the relief and humanitarian aid provided by the Kingdom to countries affected by wars and disasters.
Over 300 delegates from national parliaments, international organizations, academia and productive sector, and diplomatic missions participated in the event, which was hosted by the speakers of the Italian Senate and Chamber of Deputies.
Morocco's Enaam Mayara, the current president of PAM, convened the session, which also saw a video address by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.