22 December 2013, Male':The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Her Excellency Ms. Dunya Maumoon hosted a lunch in honour of the delegates attending the 7th Conference of the SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians in Bandos Island Resort today.
In a statement delivered at the lunch, Minister Dunya said that Maldives is committed to the decisions made during the Seventeenth SAARC Summit and look forward to hosting the Inter-Summit Session of the Council of Ministers in February 2014 in the Maldives.
"Maldives has faced and is in process of overcoming many of our challenges. I note with much admiration the commitment of the Member States to strengthening the role of Women in Politics and particularly Legislature. A topic close to my heart" said Minister Dunya.
As a former Chair of the Association, Speaker of national Assembly of Pakistan, Hon.Sardar Ayaz Sadiq also delivered vote of thanks.
Speakers and Parliamentarians of Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka attended the lunch hosted by Minister.
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