Xinhuanet
Source: Xinhua
The 5th session of Morocco-Quebec joint parliamentary committee has opened here on Tuesday.
Co-chaired by speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives, Habib El Malki, and chairman of Quebec National Assembly, Jacques Chagnon, the joint committee focuses on digital parliament, citizen participation, climate change and renewable energy.
This edition is also an opportunity for the members of the committee to discuss political and parliamentary questions of common interest.
The Moroccan House of Representatives and Quebec National Assembly had signed on May 6 2012 an agreement to create a joint parliamentary committee.
This committee, which holds an annual ordinary session alternately, is composed of 16 members representing all political parties.
It is meant to strengthen relations of friendship and parliamentary cooperation between Morocco and Quebec through the establishment of a mechanism for dialogue and exchange of expertise and experience in the various fields related to parliamentary action.
