Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim chairs two consultative meetings of parliamentarians of Gulf and Arab groups at the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim chairs two consultative meetings of parliamentarians of Gulf and Arab groups at the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) TEHRAN, Feb 17 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim on Monday evening chaired two consultative meetings by the parliamentarian of Gulf and Arab groups of states at the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC). The meetings took place on the eve of the opening session of PUIC's ninth session, Al-Ghanim said in statements to KUNA and Kuwait TV. "Kuwait is the current presidency of the Arab Parliament and the GCC parliamentary union," he noted. On the consultative meeting of GCC parliamentarians, he said the meeting, based on the sisterly ties among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, unanimously approved the GCC candidates for the membership of the various specialized committees of the PUIC. "Similarly, the representatives of Arab group were approved uncontested during the consultative meeting of the group," Al-Ghanim disclosed. MP Faisal Al-Shaye' represented Kuwait at the meetings of PUIC committee on political and foreign affairs, he added, noting that the PUIC expert-level meetings stated on Saturday, February 15. The ninth session gathers representatives of some 40, out of the 53 PUIC member states.