CAIRO, 02 August 2021, (TON): Arab Parliament Speaker Adel Abdulrahman Al-Asoumi arrived in Pakistan on Sunday for a five-day visit to boost bilateral cooperation.

The parliament is the Arab League’s legislative body, with Al-Asoumi leading a high-profile delegation that will meet President Arif Ali, Prime Minister Imran Khan, Senate Chairman Muhammed Sadiq Sanjrani and other senior political leaders.

The Senate said “Several memorandum of understanding and agreements will be signed between the Arab Parliament and the Upper House of Pakistan (senate) to promote institutional cooperation.”

Senator Sana Jamali welcomed the delegation on its arrival and described the Arab Parliament as a very important forum.

Jamali told media “The common goal is to pave the way for the development of bilateral cooperation and mutual relations.”

“Their first engagement is at the House of Federation (Senate), where the chairman will welcome them. After meeting with (the) chairman, MOUs and agreements will be signed there.”

Jamali added that the group would hold talks with Alvi and Khan later in the day.