The Assistant Chairman of Shoura Council Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al-Barrak received here today President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pottering who is currently visiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the meeting, they exchanged cordial talks and ways of enhancing bilateral relations between the Shoura Council and the European Union. The meeting was attended by a number of officials. Meanwhile, the President of the European Parliament held meeting here today with members of the Saudi-European Parliamentary Friendship Committee. The meeting was chaired by member of the Shoura Council Dr. Abdulaziz bin Ibrahim Al-Manie. During the meeting, issues pertaining to the relations between the Shoura Council and the European Parliament were reviewed. Also, the meeting discussed a number of issues of common interest.