Senate Delegation Participates in IPU General Assembly in Tashkent

Tashkent: A Senate delegation is taking part in the 150th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which is being held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from April 5 to 9. The delegation comprises Senator Haya Qaraleh, who chairs the delegation, and Senator Mahasen Jaghoub, according to a statement issued by the Senate on Monday.

According to Jordan News Agency, during the meetings of the Sustainable Development Committee, Qaraleh called for an immediate end to the brutal aggression against the Gaza Strip and the ongoing genocide targeting the Palestinian people. She underscored the urgent need to open border crossings and facilitate the unimpeded entry of humanitarian and medical aid into the besieged Strip, while firmly rejecting all forms of forced or voluntary displacement of Palestinians.

Qaraleh also took part in the conference of the Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned Movement, held on the sidelines of the IPU session.

Senator Jaghoub, meanwhile, was selected during the Arab Coordination Meeting to draft an emergency item on behalf of the Arab Group. She also participated in the meetings of the Committee on Middle East Issues in her capacity as a member.