Beth: At the conclusion of his official visit to Italy at the head of a high-level parliamentary delegation, Adel bin Abdul Rahman Al-Assoumi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, met with Mr. Roberto Fico, Speaker of the Italian House of Representatives.

At the beginning of the meeting, Al-Asoumi affirmed the Arab Parliament's keenness to activate and strengthen Arab-Italian relations at the parliamentary level, considering that this meeting represents the inauguration of effective parliamentary cooperation between the two sides, especially that the distinguished relations between the two sides politically, economically and culturally, are not matched by a similar development on the side. Parliamentary. In this context, Al-Soumi confirmed that he agreed with the Italian Parliament Speaker to develop institutional work mechanisms to strengthen Arab-Italian relations and coordinate common positions, including launching an Italian-Arab Parliamentary Forum, as well as organizing mutual visits on a regular basis to coordinate positions on issues of common concern.

Al-Asoumi stressed that there are many commonalities between Arab countries and European countries, which can be built upon to start a new phase of positive cooperation between the two sides, stressing the need for a deeper and fair European understanding of Arab issues.

The talks dealt with a number of important regional issues of common concern. The developments of the situation in Libya occupied a great deal of discussion. The two sides agreed on the importance of holding the Libyan elections on time and the need for all foreign fighters and mercenaries to leave the Libyan territories. The President of the Arab Parliament called on Italy and European countries to provide all The forms of support necessary to complete the Libyan elections and help the brothers in Libya to overcome the current stage, in order to achieve the aspirations of the Libyan people for security, stability and development.

For his part, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Roberto Fico, affirmed his full agreement with the Speaker of the Arab Parliament on the issues he raised, especially with regard to the need to stop all forms of foreign interference in Libyan internal affairs, stressing that Italy supports everything that achieves security and stability in Libya.

On the parliamentary relations between the Arab countries and Italy, Fico affirmed his full support for the Al-Asumi initiative to establish an Italian-Arab Parliamentary Forum, expressing full readiness for joint coordination regarding launching this initiative, based on his great belief in the importance of parliamentary diplomacy in strengthening ties and deepening mutual understanding between the two countries. Italy and the Arab countries.

At the end of the meeting, "Al-Soumi" formally invited Mr. Roberto Fico to participate in one of the plenary sessions of the Arab Parliament, which was very much welcomed by Mr. Fico, expressing his aspiration to accept this invitation and address the members of the Arab Parliament.