Bahrain fourth Arab country to host 146th IPU Assembly and related meetings

Bahrain fourth Arab country to host 146th IPU Assembly and related meetings

The Kingdom of Bahrain will be the fourth Arab country to host meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly.

The 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and its related meetings, to be held in Bahrain on March 11-15, will be the biggest ever to be held in Bahrain in terms of the number of participants, with around 2000 parliamentarians from around the globe and international observers in attendance.

The assembly meetings bear the overall theme of “Promoting peaceful coexistence and inclusive societies: Fighting intolerance”, which are values embraced by Bahrain and embodied throughout its history. His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, with the support of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has led efforts to promote and consolidate those noble values as a foundation for collective global action to drive the prosperity of humanity.

During the 146th IPU Assembly, the speaker of the current session of the assembly will be elected, and key international topics will be discussed.

Promoting peaceful coexistence and inclusive societies for all, combating terrorism, extremism and cybercrimes, reducing carbon emissions and climate change, orphanage trafficking and the role of parliaments to address it, as well as cooperation between the