Speaker welcomes cooperation with IPI

Manama, Jan. 14 (BNA): Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Ahmed bin Ibrahim Al-Mulla has welcomed cooperation with the International Peace Institute (IPI). This can be done through activating the role of parliamentary institutions in consolidating sustainable development and global peace, as well as in promoting the culture of tolerance among peoples, which are the distinctive features of Bahrain in light of the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Al-Mulla said. The speaker expressed his appreciation of IPI’s role and efforts, and continuous endeavours to strengthen the values of peace, tolerance and co-existence, in addition to its interest in sustainable development. Al-Mulla made the statements while receiving here today IPI President, Terje Rod-Larsen, in the presence of the Chairman of the Human Rights Committee at the Council of Representatives, MP Abdulrahman Bu Majeed, Director of IPI Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Office, Nejib Friji, and IPI’s Chief of Staff, Camilla Reksten-Monsen. IPI president lauded the progress witnessed by the kingdom, under the leadership of HM the King, in various fields. He valued highly Bahrain’s efforts in promoting peace among countries and peoples.