7th plenary session of APA closes in Pakistan
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The 7th Plenary Session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) and 2nd Executive Council meeting hosted by Senate of Pakistan in Lahore from 1-3 December 2014, closed on Wednesday.
About 22 countries including Kuwait, representing parliaments and parliamentarians from all over Asia participated in the conference and unanimously approved "Lahore Declaration" to promote cooperation and solidarity among Asian nations.
The APA this time has conference theme namely, "Quest for Asian Parliament in Asian Century". The APA adopted 19 resolutions during the session after discussions among the member states.
Member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly (Parliament), Faisal Muhammad Al-Kandari and Kuwaiti chairman of the development of parliamentary relations department, Dayab Muhammad Al-Dehani also participated in the APA session.
During the three-day conference, Kuwait was elected as Vice President of APA and head of the meeting of Standing Committee on Social and Cultural affairs, Turkey for Committee on Political Affairs and Russia for Economic and Sustainable Development Affairs. Cambodia was elected unanimously as the new President of APA by the member states.
A coordinating meeting of APA women Parliamentarians was also conducted on the last day of the plenary session to ensure more presence of women parliamentarians in APA.
Parliament member of Azerbaijan, Ms. Ganira Pashayeva, speaking to KUNA after attending the meeting said, "Women parliamentarians are a treasure for any parliament as they have a good practice for the social issues. Every country should include a woman parliamentarian in their delegation to ensure interaction among the women parliamentarians of Asia to discuss the social issues." Also speaking to KUNA, the member of the Palestine National Council, Zuhair R. Sanduka declared the conference as successful as it ranked the Palestinian issue high on the agenda. He said, "APA has expressed sympathy and solidarity with Palestine." He thanked Kuwait for its support by saying, "Kuwait is a brotherly country and standing with Palestine from the beginning. Many people of Palestine are residing in Kuwait and we feel like our homeland in Kuwait." In closing remarks, the Chairman of the organizing committee of APA and Pakistani Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed said that APA that is the institutional voice of the elected representatives of Asia brings together over 350 political parties, both from the government and opposition in around 30 Asian countries.
About 22 countries including Kuwait, representing parliaments and parliamentarians from all over Asia participated in the conference and unanimously approved "Lahore Declaration" to promote cooperation and solidarity among Asian nations.
The APA this time has conference theme namely, "Quest for Asian Parliament in Asian Century". The APA adopted 19 resolutions during the session after discussions among the member states.
Member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly (Parliament), Faisal Muhammad Al-Kandari and Kuwaiti chairman of the development of parliamentary relations department, Dayab Muhammad Al-Dehani also participated in the APA session.
During the three-day conference, Kuwait was elected as Vice President of APA and head of the meeting of Standing Committee on Social and Cultural affairs, Turkey for Committee on Political Affairs and Russia for Economic and Sustainable Development Affairs. Cambodia was elected unanimously as the new President of APA by the member states.
A coordinating meeting of APA women Parliamentarians was also conducted on the last day of the plenary session to ensure more presence of women parliamentarians in APA.
Parliament member of Azerbaijan, Ms. Ganira Pashayeva, speaking to KUNA after attending the meeting said, "Women parliamentarians are a treasure for any parliament as they have a good practice for the social issues. Every country should include a woman parliamentarian in their delegation to ensure interaction among the women parliamentarians of Asia to discuss the social issues." Also speaking to KUNA, the member of the Palestine National Council, Zuhair R. Sanduka declared the conference as successful as it ranked the Palestinian issue high on the agenda. He said, "APA has expressed sympathy and solidarity with Palestine." He thanked Kuwait for its support by saying, "Kuwait is a brotherly country and standing with Palestine from the beginning. Many people of Palestine are residing in Kuwait and we feel like our homeland in Kuwait." In closing remarks, the Chairman of the organizing committee of APA and Pakistani Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed said that APA that is the institutional voice of the elected representatives of Asia brings together over 350 political parties, both from the government and opposition in around 30 Asian countries.
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