The Kingdom of Bahrain’s parliamentary delegation, led by Jamal Mohamed Fakhro, First Deputy Chairman of the Shura Council, concluded its participation in the 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly and related meetings, held in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania, from October 5 to 9.
The delegation participated in 40 sessions, meetings, and workshops and held nine bilateral and coordination meetings. The Assembly brought together approximately 700 parliamentarians from more than 130 countries, including 50 parliamentary speakers and 45 deputy speakers.
Other delegation members included Hala Ramzy Fayez, Shura Council member and Deputy Head of the delegation, and Council of Representatives members Hassan Ibrahim Hassan, Zainab Abdulameer Khalil, and Ali Saqr Al Doseri.
Bahrain submitted a proposed emergency item entitled “Ensuring freedom of navigation, maritime security, and the flow of international trade through maritime corridors and straits, in accordance with international law: A call for urgent parliamentary action.” The proposal received 877 votes, while Nepal’s proposal was adopted by a margin of 24 votes.
The delegation held meetings with representatives from the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie, the United Kingdom, Azerbaijan, China, Serbia, Zimbabwe, the Twelve Plus Group, France, and Ukraine.
It also participated in the election of Milton Dick, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia, as the IPU’s 32nd President for a three-year term. Dick secured 56% of the votes in a single round of secret balloting.
Fakhro signed an agreement with Rojo Edwards Silva, President of the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC), on a cooperation mechanism between the legislative councils of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states and the Latin American and Caribbean geopolitical group.
The delegation also attended the 218th session of the IPU Governing Council, meetings of parliamentary forums, standing committees, and regional coordination groups, alongside workshops addressing international humanitarian law, counterterrorism, artificial intelligence, and other issues.
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