UAE, Ukraine promote parliamentary collaboration

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Top ministers from the UAE and Ukraine have met to discuss ways of enhancing parliamentary ties between the two countries.

Saqr Ghobash, Speaker for the Federal National Council, met with Oleksandr Kornienko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine, on the sidelines of the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union held Bahrain.

During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance parliamentary cooperation between the two sides, through exchanging visits and enhancing coordination and consultation on various issues of interest.

The two parties emphasised the importance of co-ordination on a range of regional and international issues.

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