Aside from the interparliamentary meeting with our Majlis al-Shura (Consultative Council) counterparts, headed by its Vice-President, H.E. Dr Yahya al-Samaan, the delegation met with several ministers and Saudi civil society representatives: H.E. Dr Adel al-Jubeir, Foreign Minister, H.E. Dr Ali al-Ghafis, Labour Minister, H.E. Dr Awwad al-Awwad, Minister for Culture and Information. H.E. Mr al-Nasser, Vice-President of the Human Rights Commission, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, the Kind Abdulaziz Centre for National Dialogue and the MiSK Foundation.
These meetings, which were held in an atmosphere of friendship, openness and mutual respect, are part of a long series of exchanges of increasing intensity. The mission took place shortly after the visit by a Majlis delegation to the European Parliament on 9 October 2017, a conference on trade and economic relations between the EU and Gulf countries on 18 October and just before the visit of Minister al-Jubeir planned for 5 December 2017.
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