Parliament Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla departed for China on Saturday night to attend a seminar on accelerating the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the legislature.
This is the first time that Abdul Raheem is attending such a seminar as the Speaker of the People's Majlis.
He is accompanied by Villimale' MP Mohamed Ismail, Baarashu MP Ibrahim Shujau and Hulhudhoo MP Mohamed Shahid.
Organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the seminar will be held in Beijing from August 19 to 28. The seminar coincides with the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Chinese legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC).
Legislators from 32 developing countries are participating in the seminar jointly organized by the IPU and NPC.
