RIYADH: Saudi Arabia continues to play a leading role in helping to resolve problems in the region and around the world under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman.

This is according to Saber Choudhary, speaker of the International Parliaments Union (IPU), who was speaking at a reception held by Mohammed bin Amin Al-Jeffery, deputy speaker of the Shoura Council, at his office in Riyadh on Tuesday.

Choudhary also thanked the Kingdom for supporting his nomination to the post during elections held for the presidency of the organization, and the support of the Shoura for the union’s activities to promote international peace and cooperation.

He said the IPU would never become a platform for countries to promote sectarian agendas, and would stick to its task of promoting dialogue and tolerance among people of the world.

Choudhary said the IPU would focus in the forthcoming period on discussing terrorism and its danger to the world. He said a priority of the organization was to end the Palestinian-Israeli struggle based on initiatives proposed by the Arab world.

Al-Jeffery lauded the role of the IPU in discussing hot political issues, particularly those related to world peace and security, human rights, the environment, and the global economy.

During the meeting, Al-Jeffery reviewed the latest developments in the region, and said the Kingdom and its allies were proceeding with their support for the restoration of the legitimate government in Yemen against the Houthi militias and the forces of the deposed president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

He said the Kingdom was a peace-loving country with a rich history of supporting peace and security initiatives, which included in Yemen and other nations in the region.

He denounced Iran for its interference in the domestic affairs of a number of Arab countries, citing Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq and Syria. The two parties also discussed a number of issues of mutual concern and ways of enhancing communication between the IPU and Shoura Council.

The meeting was attended by Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Amro, secretary general of the Shoura Council, and other members including Saleh bin Eid Al-Hussein and Huda Al-Haleesi.