DOHA: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has called for unity among the ranks of Asian nations in order to turn the 21st century into an &Asian Century&.Speaker Asad Qaiser was in Doha to lead the 35-member Asia-Pacific Group of the Inter Parliamentary Union.He presided over a assembly of the group .It is for the first time in Pakistan's history that the country has been chosen as a Chair for the important Geopolitical Group of Asia Pacific.Asad Qaiser also stressed on the need for adopting a unified approach by Asian countries to tackle their issues.The speaker offered his condolences to the people and Parliament of fresh Zealand over the act of terrorismism at the Christchurch Mosque on March 15 this year.He stressed on invoking the dictums of parliamentary diplomacy, ensuring regular and frequent contacts among the Asian legislators, in order to develop better understanding on issues of terrorismism, poverty, xenophobia and clash of civilizations which badly hampering the harmonious development across continents, specificly in the Asian continent.The speaker offered Pakistan's total support to any such effort.The assembly of this Group, which was held prior to the inaugural ceremony, plannedd in detail the crucial five emergency items, focusing on critical issues of Xenophobia, Islamophobia, protection for Muslim minorities all over the world, plight of the Palestinian people and the humanitarian crisis in wake of the cyclone that hit African countries of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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