PAP President Charumbira arrives Algeria as guest at OIC Conference (see photos)

President of the Pan-African Parliament, H.E. Chief Fortune Charumbira on Saturday arrived Boumediene International Airport in Algiers, Democratic Republic of Algeria for the 17th Session of the conference of the Parliamentary Union of member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (UP-OIC). He was received on arrival by H.E. Sen. Saleh Goujel, Speaker of the Algeria National Assembly.

Sen. Saleh Goujel was accompanied by Hon. Abdel Nasser Hammoud, Vice President of the National Assembly, Hon. Cheikh Wahid, Vice President of the National People's Assembly, and Hon. Omar Dadi Adoun, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and the Algerian Community Abroad.

Also at the airport to receive H. E. Chief Charumbira were members of the Algerian delegation to the Pan-African Parliament led by Hon. Ezz El-Din Abdel-Majid, Chairperson of the PAP North Africa Caucus, and Hon. Abdel-Malik Tasheraft. Other members included Hon. Fatih Boutbiq, who is also Head of the Parliamentary Group of the Future Front, Hon. Bahja Worker, Chairperson of the PAP Permanent Committee on Transport, Industry, Communications, Energy, Science and Technology and Hon. Mohamed Socras.

Organized by the Algerian Parliament, H. E. Chief Charumbira will on Sunday, deliver keynote address at the conference which is held under the theme “Islamic World: Challenges of Modernization and Development”, with the participation of several parliaments of OIC member countries.

H. E. Chief Charumbira is expected to take part, as Guest of Honour.