On April 7, during the 150th anniversary session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the heads of parliaments of Arab states.

The meeting was attended by the Chairman of the Arab Parliament, Muhammad bin Ahmad Al- Yamahi, Speaker of the Council of Representatives of the Parliament of Bahrain Ahmad bin Salman Al- Musallam, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Egypt Hanafi Ali  El-Gebaly, Chairman of the Shura Council of Oman Khalid bin Hilal Al-Maawali, Chairman of the Shura Council of Qatar Hassan bin Abdullah Al-Ghanim, and Chairman of the Committee of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates Ali Rashid Al-Nuaimi.

Issues of further development of multifaceted relations with Arab countries, including strengthening parliamentary ties were reviewed. 
At the beginning of the meeting, the heads of the delegations conveyed the sincere greetings and best wishes from the leaders of their respective countries to the leader of Uzbekistan."Caspian Energy Media" reports with reference to Official web-site of the President of Uzbekistan.