The People’s Majlis has announced that Deputy Speaker Ahmed Nazim, who also serves as CPA Asia Regional Representative, has departed with a parliamentary delegation to attend the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in Bridgetown, Barbados. Scheduled from 5 to 12 October, this year’s conference will take place under the theme The Commonwealth – A Global Partner.

Hosted by the Parliament of Barbados and the CPA Barbados Branch, the CPC is the largest annual gathering of Commonwealth parliamentarians. Alongside the main conference and workshops, the programme will feature the CPA General Assembly, meetings of the Executive Committee, the 41st CPA Small Branches Conference, the 9th Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference, the CPwD network meeting, SoCATT’s 59th session, the Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year awards, and the 3rd Emilia Monjowa Lifaka Lecture.