Shoura Council Chief to visit Portugal

Riyadh, June 25 (SPA) - Dr Sheikh Salih bin Humaid, the Chairman of
the Shoura (Consultative) Council, will start tomorrow an official
visit to Portugal.

He is scheduled to meet with a number of Portuguese officials and
parliamentarians.

Sheikh Dr Bin Humaid ended earlier today a 3-day official visit to
Iceland.

In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), he highlighted the
positive outcome of his visit to Iceland and said it would contribute
to further cementing relations between the Kingdom and Iceland.

Dr Bin Humaid said the Shoura Council is keen on developing its
relations with the parliaments of the fraternal and friendly
countries so as to benefit from their experiences.

He noted that the Shoura Council is a member of several regional and
international parliamentary federations.

Dr bin Humaid is accompanied by a delegation comprising Dr Ayed
al-Raddadi; Dr Abdullah Al-Dosari; Dr Salih Al-Dosari, Dr Abdel-Jalil
Al-Seif and a number of officials.