Doha, December 22 (QNA) - Represented by the Shura Council, the State of Qatar will host the meeting of the Standing Committee on Budget and Planning of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) on Dec. 23-24.

To be attended by more than 100 parliamentarians representing member states, the meeting will discuss a number of topics on its agenda, particularly the planning of the APA's budget, guiding its programs and activities in line with the priorities of member states, and reviewing reports and draft resolutions related to the work of the committee.

On the other hand, the Gulf coordination meeting was held Monday evening, on the sidelines of the meeting of the Standing Committee on Budget and Planning tomorrow.

HE Member of the Shura Council, Chairman of the Committee, and Vice President of the APA Eng. Ahmed bin Hitmi Al Hitmi represented the Shura Council at the meeting.

The meeting discussed a number of topics related to coordinating Gulf stances, in addition to reviewing the key topics on the committee's agenda.

The APA has 45 parliaments as permanent members, in addition to 14 unions and 10 countries as observers. (QNA)