QNA
Qatar, represented by the Shura Council, is hosting the 17th meeting of the Speakers of the Shura, National, and Parliamentary Councils of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries from November 5-7, 2023, at the Lusail Hall in The Ritz-Carlton Hotel. More than 100 participants, representing the presidents and members of the parliamentary councils in the Gulf countries, alongside their respective secretaries-general, will participate in the meeting presided over by Speaker of the Shura Council H E Hassan Abdullah AI Ghanim.
The Shura Council, in coordination with the Permanent Committee for Conference Organization at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has completed all preparations to host this meeting, which had its inaugural edition in Doha in 2007.
Deputy Speaker of the Shura Council Dr. Hamda Hassan Al Sulaiti expressed delight in Qatar hosting this meeting and welcomed the brothers and sisters from the GCC in their second country, Qatar. She emphasized Qatar's commitment, both leadership and citizens, to enhancing Gulf unity and integration in all fields.
She said that the meeting of the GCC parliamentary heads is taking place under difficult circumstances due to the unprecedented and brutal attacks by the usurping entity since Oct. 7, resulting in the loss of thousands of martyrs and casualties, mostly children and women. She underscored that the GCC parliamentary councils prioritize the Palestinian cause as the primary issue for Arabs and Muslims.
The meeting will address the Israeli occupation forces' brutal aggression in Gaza and the heinous crimes against the Palestinian people, urging world parliaments to reject this aggression and pressuring their governments to halt it.
