Senate president calls for holding Arab economic summit

Senate president calls for holding Arab economic summit

AMMAN — Senate President Faisal Fayez on Sunday stressed the need for Arab parliaments to play a more effective role in serving the people and addressing the nation's challenges, especially the issues of poverty, unemployment, economic development and political disputes.

Fayez remarks came during his meeting with Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel Assoumi and an accompanying delegation on Sunday to discuss regional issues and bolstering Arab parliamentary work, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

He noted that the priority of Arab parliamentary work should focus at the current stage on finding Arab economic integration, with the aim of achieving comprehensive economic development, highlighting the necessity of forming an Arab economic union.