Parliament of India to form India–Saudi Arabia Parliamentary Friendship Group
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced on 4 December 2025 that the Parliament of India will soon constitute an India–Saudi Arabia Parliamentary Friendship Group, during a meeting with a Shura Council delegation.
Summary
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced on 4 December 2025 in Parliament House that the Parliament of India will soon constitute the India–Saudi Arabia Parliamentary Friendship Group. Om Birla made the announcement while meeting a delegation led by Major General Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Sanhat Al-Harbi, Chairman of the Saudi–India Parliamentary Friendship Committee of the Shura Council of Saudi Arabia. The Speaker said India and Saudi Arabia should work closely in multilateral fora such as the G20, P20 and IPU.
Key facts
- Date
- 4 December 2025
- Announced by
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
- Group
- India–Saudi Arabia Parliamentary Friendship Group
- Saudi delegation
- Shura Council, led by Maj Gen Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Sanhat Al-Harbi
- Multilateral fora
- G20, P20, IPU
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Saudi delegation that met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on 4 December 2025 came from which Saudi body?
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Correct answer: B — Shura Council
PIB 2199265: the delegation was led by the Chairman of the Saudi–India Parliamentary Friendship Committee from the Shura Council of Saudi Arabia.
Which multilateral fora did Om Birla name for closer India–Saudi Arabia cooperation on 4 December 2025?
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Correct answer: B — G20, P20 and IPU
PIB 2199265: India and Saudi Arabia must work closely in multilateral fora, including the G20, P20 and IPU.