RABAT, Nov. 12 (Saba)- Works of the 4th conference and the 5th meeting of the Association of Senates, Shoora Equivalent Councils in Africa and the Arab World (ASSECAA) were kicked off Thursday in the Moroccan city, Rabat.

Head of the Yemeni delegation to the conference and Chairman of the Shoura Council Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Ghani renewed in a statement to the Moroccan media concern of the Republic of Yemen of the Association as well as its goals it works to achieve at the political, economic and cultural levels.

He noted moves of the Political Committee of the ASSECAA which is assigned to resolve disputes during the past period, making clear the role done by the Association since its establishment in Yemen in strengthening cooperation ties between the Arab and African countries.

In his statement, Abdul-Ghani greeted the Moroccan King, Parliament and people for hosting the Association conference, praising the strong relations between the two Shoura Councils in Yemen and Morocco.

Moroccan King Mohamed VI delivered a speech in the conference emphasizing the role of the member councils in the ASSECAA in reinforcing democracy and the parliamentary diplomacy to serve relations among the Association member countries.

For his part, ASSECAA Secretary General Livinus I. Osuji presented report of the General Secretariat over its activities and role since holding the Association conference in Khartoum in 2008.

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