ANKARA — Speaker of the Shoura Council Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Al-Sheikh held a bilateral meeting with Speaker of Turkish Grand National Assembly Dr. Mustafa Sentop at the headquarters of the parliament here, during his official visit to Türkiye along with a delegation from the Shoura Council.

The meeting covered a variety of topics of relevance to both countries, particularly with reference to parliamentary collaboration between the Turkish Grand National Assembly and the Shoura Council. The Shoura speaker then held a session of official talks with Sentop in the presence of several members of the two institutions.

For his part, the Speaker of Turkish Grand National Assembly referred to the strong historical cultural relations and ties that the Türkiye enjoys with Saudi Arabia, emphasizing the significance of the Speaker of the Shoura's visit in elevating bilateral relations to new horizons, while stressing that relations between the two countries and their coordination benefit the region and the entire world.

He underscored his country's support for Riyadh hosting Expo 2030, while praising the Saudi Arabia's environmental efforts. He also hailed the Kingdom Vision 2030 and its giant projects, as well as the Kingdom's tremendous achievement in administering the affairs of the Two Holy Mosques and its great success in serving pilgrims and Umrah performers from all over the world.

For his part, the Speaker of the Shoura Council commended the great support that Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Türkiye are witnessing from the leaderships of the two countries, referring to the importance of cooperation between the two countries in order to enhance bilateral relations, achieve their common interests and fulfill the aspirations of the leaders of the two countries and their brotherly peoples.

He also stressed the need to continuously communicate and hold parliamentary meetings between the Shoura Council and Turkish Grand National Assembly, and to increase coordination between them in various international and regional forums, in order to support relations between the two countries.

During the session, discussions went over ways of strengthening parliamentary cooperation between the two institutions and discussed several issues in various areas of mutual interest to the two countries. The session was attended by the delegates accompanying the Shoura speaker. — SPA