Delegation of the House of Representatives Performs Working Visit to the United Kingdom

A delegation of the House of Representatives initiated, on Monday, February 19, 2024, a working visit to London at the invitation of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (BGIPU), with a view to pursuing the reinforcement of parliamentary cooperation between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United Kingdom.

Led by the First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Mohamed Sabbari (Party of Authenticity and Modernity), the delegation comprises the House’s Board members: Rep. Mohamed Joudar (Constitutional Union), Rep. Nadia Touhami (Party of Progress and Socialism), Rep. Zaina Idhali (National Rally of Independents), Rep. Abdelaziz Lachehab (Party of Istiqlal), and Rep. Ilham Essaki (Party of Authenticity and Modernity).

During the visit that extends to February 23, the delegation will hold a series of meetings with members of the UK Government, the House of Commons, and the House of Lords.

Besides, the delegation should also hold talks with the Standing Committees, parliamentarians from various political groups, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Morocco, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.

The visit falls under the scope of the momentum characterizing the exchange between the legislative institutions of the two countries, particularly since the re-establishment of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group and the Friendship Groups at both Houses of the Moroccan Parliament.

It should be noted that the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group performed a working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco last year. The visit featured a stop at the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab Region, where the Group members explored the development dynamism in the southern provinces of the Kingdom.