Shura Council Office slams Arab Parliament Speaker’s refusal to condemn campaign against Qatar WC

THE Office of the Shura Council on Wednesday denounced the Arab Parliament Speaker’s refusal to condemn the malicious campaigns against Qatar hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022.

The Speaker’s stance is in contrast to the support shown by a majority of Arab Parliament members and their agreement to issue a statement in this regard.

The Council’s office also expressed its utter dissatisfaction with this unfriendly stance that contradicts the principles upon which the parliament was established, and which serves foreign agendas that are not in the interest of the Arab peoples.

In this context, the Council’s office applauded the stances of several regional and international parliamentary organizations and unions, such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, and the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, which all came in support of Qatar’s hosting of the tournament.

The Shura Council office held the meeting on Wednesday under the Chairmanship of Speaker of the Shura Council HE Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim.