Chairmen of the Shura Council's permanent committees today held, in the presence of the Shura Council's First Deputy Chairman Mr. Jamal Mohammed Fakhro and Second Deputy Chairwoman Dr. Bahiya Al Jishi, a meeting with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s expert Mr. Elie Khoury and reviewed with him the best mechanisms of upgrading the work of those committees so as enhance their performance in order to meet the requirements of the speedy growth of the Kingdom's democratic process.
During the meeting,Mr. Jamal Mohammed Fakhro praised the UNDP's constant cooperation with the Shura Council and contributions that benefitted all the council's directorates, asserting that UNDP's expertise will consolidate the role played by the council in Bahrain's democratic march.
On his part, Mr. Elie Khoury stressed the importance of the role played by permanent committees as basic partners in the decision-making process.