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The decision was difficult and might impact on other organisations in a similar situation. The Chair said that there had been an overwhelming political will to admit Palestine to full membership at the Cape Town Assembly. This would have contravened the statutes.

The Canadian Region of the CWP is administered by a steering committee that represents the views and concerns of women parliamentarians throughout Canada and develops programs to support the objectives of the CWP in the region. This committee is composed of one representative from each province and territory and one from the federal Parliament. A chair oversees its activities and represents ...

The Regional Trade Workshop in Mexico City was the sixth such event presented by FIPA and the first to incorporate a hemisphere-wide focus since the inaugural Trade Knowledge Workshop, held in Ottawa in March 2007. Attendance at the Mexico City workshop was high and reflected the growing recognition within the hemisphere of the value of these workshops to parliamentarians. While 16 ...

The High Commissioner and RUUK members spoke about a wide-range of issues of national and international importance to both countries.

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association held the second of its CPA High-Level Roundtables with Commonwealth High Commissioners based in London and representatives of Overseas Territories.

This report provides an overview of the delegation’s participation in the 34th Annual Inter-parliamentary meeting between the Canadian Parliament and the European Parliament, as well as meetings attended in Copenhagen focussing on Denmark’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU).

Security sector reform is vital to the long-term stability of the region, and he also urged increased co-ordination at both regional and international levels in fighting organized crime.

The IPU supports the efforts of the United Nations, whose objectives it shares, and works in close cooperation with it. The IPU also cooperates with regional inter-parliamentary organizations, as well as with international intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations which are motivated by the same ideals.

In their presentations, the High Commissioners covered topics including trade, foreign policy, cybersecurity and climate change, among others. To further enrich the dialogue, participants then heard from parliamentarians from both countries on each of the three agenda items.

While energy dependent states have attempted to diversify their supplies by developing links with Central Asia, the impact of these policies has been largely undermined by the monopolistic contractual relations of Russia with Central Asian countries.