LS Speaker Birla meets presiding officers of world parliaments in Geneva

New Delhi, Oct 16: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday met with the presiding officers of parliaments of Switzerland, the Maldives, Thailand, Armenia and Nepal on the sidelines of Inter Parliamentary Union assembly in Geneva.

Birla, during his interaction with Eric Nussbaumer, the President of the National Council of Switzerland, made a strong pitch for strengthening parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.

He expressed satisfaction at increasing Swiss investments in India and highlighted the massive infrastructure development projects undertaken in the country in recent years.

The Lok Sabha Speaker also met Mongkol Surasajja, the President of the Senate of Thailand.

Birla highlighted the rich cultural, linguistic, and religious bonds that connect India and Thailand.

The Speaker also stressed on the need for increased parliamentary ties and invited MPs and officials of the Thai Parliament to attend training courses at Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE).