Members of Saudi Consultative Assembly Visit Houses of the Oireachtas as Part of First Ever Visit to Ireland
26 May 2010
Senior members of Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council are on an official visit to Ireland at the invitation of the Houses of the Oireachtas. This is the first occasion that members of the Council have officially visited Ireland.
The Shura Council is Saudi Arabia’s advisory body on legislation. The Council has 12O members and its decisions and recommendations are accepted if approved by the Council of Ministers and the King.
The purpose of the visit is to help strengthen parliamentary links and to present Ireland as to as a place for future investment and trade. The visit is being followed by the arrival of 26 Saudi Arabian leaders of administration and business who are arranging to bring 2,000 students to study in Ireland.
During the visit, the delegation has met the Ceann Comhairle, Seamus Kirk TD, the Cathaoirleach, Senator Pat Moylan, the Taoiseach, Brian Cowen TD and the President, Mary McAleese.
They have also use the visit to see some of the multinational companies located in Ireland, medical facilities and toured some of Ireland’s best known heritage sites.
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