UAE participates in BRICS Parliamentary Forum drafing committee meeting

ABU DHABI: Sarah Falaknaz, Member of Federal National Council (FNC) Parliamentary Division, has participated in the virtual meeting of the drafting committee for outcomes of the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, scheduled for 11-12 July in St. Petersburg, Russia, The meeting approved the final statement of the forum and discussed a protocol for a memorandum of understanding regarding the forum. The UAE Parliamentary Division presented a set of proposals related to the memorandum, which were praised and accepted by the participants. It proposed amending the clause related to the adoption of parliamentary capacity-building programmes, and another calling for encouraging BRICS parliamentary delegations to include women and youth in their official delegations attending the forum's meetings and events. Source: Emirates News Agency