In his speech at the 136th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Mashaal Bin Fahm Al-Salami, the speaker of the Arab Parliament, said that the topics of discussion at this session are important for the Arab Parliament. “The Arab Parliament has put sustainable development within its permanent agenda,” he said. “The continuation of the Israeli occupation of the Arab territories in Palestine, Syria and southern Lebanon, and the violations and crimes committed by the State of Israel against the Palestinian people are contrary to international law, and what Arab countries are suffering from civil wars, armed conflicts, foreign interference, as the Arab world is suffering from terrorist groups and organizations, and the intervention of international and regional forces in the Arab world, and addressing these challenges provides a conducive environment in order to achieve the objectives of sustainable development and providing the necessary resources for them, as it Promotes economic and social growth and leads to comprehensive development. “

    He called on the Arab parliament to support the Arab world in confronting these grave challenges which are the acceptance by the State of Israel of the Arab peace initiative and the withdrawal from all occupied Arab territories in accordance with the resolutions of international legitimacy and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, to support the efforts of Arab and Islamic countries in eliminating terrorism in the Arab and Islamic world. And in this context, he supported and praised the establishment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia the Islamic military alliance to combat terrorism, which has joined to it so far 41 Arab and Islamic countries, and he called on the Arab and Islamic countries that did not join to join it.

    At the end, he confirmed that “The Arab Parliament acts as a partner with their distinguished union, Arab Parliaments and similar parliaments to contribute in building a sustainable future socially, economically and environmentally for the benefit of present and future generations in the Arab region and all the world.”