Doha: The Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA)’s Standing Committee on Budget and Planning concluded on Wednesday its meeting, hosted by the State of Qatar’s Shura Council. The two-day event was chaired by HE Shura Council Member and APA Vice President Eng. Ahmed bin Hitmi Al Hitmi, who is the Committee chairman.

According to Qatar News Agency, the attendees approved equal subscriptions for all member states and a Shura Council proposal to amend some provisions of the APA’s statute to move to majority instead of unanimity vote on draft resolutions, with each APA member state given one vote. The draft amendments are scheduled to be submitted to the APA Executive Council before being submitted for approval at the coming APA Assembly in February in Baku, Azerbaijani.

The meeting was attended by HE Shura Council Member and Qatari-Asian Parliamentary Friendship Group Member Essa bin Ahmad Al Nassr and HE Shura Council Member Omair bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi. On the sidelines of the meeting, the participating delegatio
ns visited the Shura Council Headquarters, where they were briefed on the Council’s work mechanisms and its latest technologies. They also visited the Shura Council exhibition, which contains a collection of documents and artifacts that highlight its history since its establishment.