National Council of Regions and Districts: Rules of Procedure Committee to convene on April 29

Tunis: The committee in charge of drafting the National Council of Regions and Districts' Rules of Procedure will convene for the first time on April 29 to elect a chairman, a deputy-chairman and a rapporteur, committee member Haythem Sfar said. The National Council of Regions and Districts "fully cooperates with the Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP), he told TAP on Saturday, adding that the possibility of drawing inspiration from the ARP's Rules of Procedure has not been ruled out as these are two equivalent legislative chambers. The rules of procedure committee includes 19 members, they are: -AlaS Ghazouani (Jendouba) -Haythem Sfar (Mahdia) -Salem Mekni (Beja) -Haythem Trabelsi (Ben Arous) -Abderraouf Klai (1st district) -Hamdi Omrane (3rd district) -Mohamed El Ayech El Jamii (Kasserine) -Ali Mejri (Beja) -Néji Ben Kilani (Sfax) -Mohamed Ali Bahrouni (Kairouan) -Ahmed Gara Ali (Nabeul) -Ali Hissoumi Bayouli (Tataouine) -Jalel Karoui (Tunis) -Samir Hasnaoui (Kef) -Samia Souissi (Sid i Bouzid) -Saida Chekir (Ariana) -Omar Jaidi (Zaghouan) -Chaker Ben Belkacem (Nabeul) -Syrine Gsara (Monastir). Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse