QNA
Doha
The Asian Parliamentary Assembly’s (APA) Standing Committee on Budget and Planning concluded its meeting hosted by Qatar’s Shura Council on Wednesday.
The two-day event was chaired by Shura Council Member and APA Vice-President HE Engineer Ahmed bin Hitmi Al Hitmi, who is the Committee chairman.
The attendees approved equal subscriptions for all member states and a Shura Council proposal to amend some provisions of the APAs statute to move to majority instead of unanimity vote on draft resolutions, with each APA member state given one vote.
The draft amendments are scheduled to be submitted to the APA Executive Council before being submitted for approval at the coming APA Assembly in February in Baku, Azerbaijani.
The meeting was attended by Shura Council Member and Qatari-Asian Parliamentary Friendship Group Member HE Essa bin Ahmad Al Nassr and Shura Council Member HE Omair bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi.
On the sidelines of the meeting, the participating delegations visited the Shura Council Headquarters, where they were briefed on the Council’s work mechanisms and its latest technologies.
They also visited the Shura Council exhibition, which contains a collection of documents and artifacts that highlight its history since its establishment.