Speaker of the House of Representatives Takes Part in 44th AIPA General Assembly

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Rachid Talbi El Alami, is taking part in the proceedings of the 44^th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), hosted by the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia on August 5-10, 2023, on “Responsive Parliaments for a Stable and Prosperous ASEAN.”

On the sidelines of his participation, Hon. Rachid Talbi El Alami held talks with the Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Hon. Puan Maharani, and the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Rachmat Gobel, and his entourage. The talks took place in the presence of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of Singapore, H.E. Ouadie Benabdellah.

It should be noted that the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Morocco enjoys the status of “observer member” within the AIPA, as the approval of its accession was announced during its 41^st General Assembly, held in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi in September 2020, which is an unprecedented achievement as the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Morocco is the only African and Arab Parliament that enjoys the membership within this Asian inter-parliamentary body. Such success is mainly due to the leading roles of the Kingdom of Morocco as a locomotive of communication and cooperation between African and southeastern Asian countries to promote security and stability and consolidate development and economic and social prosperity under the wise leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God glorify and assist him.

The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) is a robust parliamentary gathering that includes ten States: Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines, Brunei, Laos, and Cambodia. The Assembly aims to join and intensify the efforts of its members to accelerate economic growth and achieve social and cultural development within the member States of the ASEAN.