RIYADH, 3 March 2005 — Poland will study the style of functioning of the Shoura Council to see how best its Parliament can benefit from the “constructive dialogue that characterizes the debate among Shoura members.”
Marek Kotlinowski, leader of the first ever Polish Parliamentary delegation to visit Saudi Arabia, told Arab News that “we were able to observe the level of constructive discussions at the Shoura Council and found there were no formal obstacles presented by the members as in other legislative bodies.”
Kotlinowski and his four-member team of lawmakers witnessed the debate on the strategic plan for technical education at the Shoura Council on Sunday.
During his meeting with Shoura Council Chairman Sheikh Saleh Al-Humeid on Monday, Kotlinowski pointed out that he had witnessed several discussions in European parliaments but he was highly impressed by the way the Shoura members worked together to study the pros and cons of a subject matter for common good.
He indicated that the purpose of his visit was not only to promote parliamentary relations with the Shoura Council but also to register the country’s appreciation of the assistance given by Crown Prince Abdullah for arranging to separate the Polish conjoined twins at the King Abdul Aziz Medical City for National Guard Health Affairs.
“Saudi Arabia has become a household word in Poland because of this miraculous surgery,” he said.
Kotlinowski, who is the chairman of the Saudi-Polish Parliamentary Committee (SPPC), said: “Our priority is to liaise with the Shoura Council to promote political, economic, social and cultural links with Saudi Arabia.”
SPPC was formed in 2001 with Dr. Naif Al-Darwish heading the Saudi side.
