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RABAT, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The 24th Conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU) opened on Monday in Rabat.
Speaking at the opening of the conference, the speaker of the House of Advisors Hakim Benchamach said AIPU is urged to come up with bold and innovative initiatives to put an end to the structural deficit from which the joint Arab action is suffering.
Benchamach called for efficient actions to fight cross-border challenges, including terrorism, organized crime, illegal immigration, human trafficking as well as regional crises and the historical incapacity to find a just solution to the Palestinian cause.
He stressed the need to implement the Union's strategies and decisions based on the complementarity of national, pan-Arab and international parliamentary agendas, as well as international and UN rules and regulations.
Held under the theme "consolidation of Arab joint action," the two-day meeting will elect new president of the AIPU and discuss its working plan for 2017.
The participants will also tackle the current situation of the Arab world as well as the challenges facing Arab countries.
Founded in 1974, AIPU is an Arab parliamentary organization composed of parliamentary groups representing Arab Parliaments with the aim of strengthening joint Arab action. Enditem
