Riyadh, February 27, 2022, SPA -- The Saudi-Albanian Parliamentary Friendship Committee of the Shura Council, chaired by the council's member and chairman of the committee Dr. Fayez bin Abdullah Al-Shehri, held here today a meeting with Albanian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Sami Shiba. Al-Shehri stressed the importance of boosting bilateral relations between the two sides, especially at the parliamentary level between the Shura Council and the Albanian Parliament. For his part, the Albanian ambassador praised the progress in the relationship between the Kingdom and Albania, stressing the importance of working to develop aspects of cooperation and development to serve the interest of the two countries and peoples. During the meeting, the two sides discussed several issues of common interest, and means to enhance bilateral ties, especially activating the role played by the parliamentary friendship committees in the two countries and exchanging visits and expertise. The Saudi Parliamentary Friendship Committees aim to develop and boost ties of friendship and channels of communication between the council and parliaments in other countries to enhance the Kingdom’s international relations, and to achieve greater communication and coordination in various parliamentary forums at the regional and international levels. --SPA 17:48 LOCAL TIME 14:48 GMT 0018 www.spa.gov.sa/w1697340