Doha: The Shura Council chaired the 9th Gulf coordination meeting on Monday, ahead of the meeting of the Standing Committee on Budget and Planning of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) on Tuesday in Doha. According to Qatar News Agency, HE Member of the Shura Council and Vice President of the APA, Eng. Ahmed bin Hitmi Al Hitmi, represented the Shura Council at the meeting. During the meeting, a number of topics related to coordinating Gulf stances were discussed, in addition to reviewing the key topics on the committee's agenda. HE Member of the Shura Council and Member of the Qatari-Asian Parliamentary Friendship Group, Essa bin Ahmad Al Nassr, also participated in the meeting.