The Speaker of the Parliament, Qasim Ibrahim, has said that a decision has been made to improve the security at the parliament.

Qasim made the statement at a special ceremony held last night at the parliament building to launch the book on the 18th Sitting of the Parliament and the parliament website.

He said that numerous efforts are being made to improve security at the parliament for the 19th Sitting including the screening of parliament staff and MPs when entering the building.

Qasim said with the new conference system at the parliament, small renovations have been made to the buildings as well.

He said that the purpose of the improvements is to make the parliament more transparent to the public.