(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) The Asia Pacific Forum (APF) has chosen Qatar to host a regional sub-office, which is currently being set up to begin its duties next year.
This came during 20th APF Annual Meeting , which was held in the city of Ulan Bator, the capital of the Republic of Mongolia, chaired by Dr. Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri, Chairman of Qatar National Human Rights Committee (QNHRC), who is also President of the Forum at its previous session.
Addressing the opening session of the Forum, Dr. Al Marri expressed appreciation and thanks to the Secretariat of the Forum, which has worked hard to ensure the success of his mission at the head of the Forum. He stressed that his quest to promoting national human rights institutions will not stop at this point, pointing out that the efforts will continue through the sub-regional office of the Forum in Doha, which its establishment is now underway. He expressed hope that the office would carry out its activities at the beginning of 2016 and be a new addition to strengthening the cooperation and interaction between the members of the Forum.
Qatar, represented by the National Human Rights Committee (QNHRC) handed over the presidency of the Asia Pacific Forum (APF) to the Republic of Mongolia, represented by its National Human Rights Commission .
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