Pan African Parliament Grants Special Observer Status To The Parliament Of The United Arab Emirates

The Pan African Parliament (PAP) has passed a resolution granting special observer status to the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates. This followed the presentation of a report by the Chairperson of the PAP’s Permanent Committee on International Relations, Co-operation and Conflict Resolution, Hon. Kone Aboubacar Sidiki. 

African Parliamentary News recalls that the President of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates, Her Excellency Dr. (Mrs.) Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi had presented an address as the Special Guest of Honour at the opening ceremony of the just concluded Second Ordinary Session of the Fifth Parliament of the Pan African Parliament. It would also be recalled that the President of the Pan African Parliament, H. E. Hon. Roger Nkodo Dang had also paid a visit to the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates at their 47^th National Day Celebration.

The resolution read in part: 

“Recalling the AU vision of an Africa of good governance, democracy, respect for human rights, justice, and the rule of law”

“Paying tribute to the role played by Pan African Parliament in strengthening parliamentary cooperation at national, regional and international level to ensure peace, stability and the development of the African People”

“Noting that peace and stability, good governance, democracy and human rights are foundations for development of societies and that the Pan African Parliament in collaboration with likeminded parliaments has the role to promote the principles of human rights, good governance and democracy in Africa, promote peace, security and stability, facilitate cooperation and development in Africa.

“In accordance with Rule 77(4) of the Rules of Procedure of the Pan African Parliament, which empowers Parliament to confer, upon request, special observer status on Parliaments outside Africa, other Organs of the African Union or International agencies whose objectives and principles are consistent with those of the Union.

NOW HEREBY RECOMMENDS

1.   The granting of special observer status to the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates;

2.   The Committee on Cooperation, International Relations and Conflict Resolution to continue to collaborate  with the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates in the areas that are mutually beneficial to the PAP and the people of Africa.