Speaker of Parliament Abdul Raheem Abdulla has departed on an official visit to India to attend the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) being held in New Delhi.
Accompanying the Speaker on this journey, is the Hulhudhoo Member of Parliament (MP), Mohamed Shaheem, the Parliament Chief of Bureau, Ahmed Nihan Hussain Manik, and Senior Foreign Relations Officer, Aishath Iman.
According to the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC), this conference will focus on several key topics; the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and social media for parliamentarians, enhancing public understanding of parliament and citizen participation, and the security, health, and wellbeing of MPs and parliament staff.
After taking part in this conference, the Speaker is scheduled to return to the Maldives on the 18th of January.