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Li: China dissatisfied with CoE decision on so-called Kosovo
BELGRADE - China continues to show unwavering support and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia, Chinese Ambassador to Belgrade Li Ming said at a meeting with Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic on Thursday, and noted that his country was dissatisfied with a decision by the Committee on Political Affairs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
Paunovic: We must not let a nation's fundamental human rights be violated in 21st century
MANAMA - Serbian Deputy Parliament Speaker Snezana Paunovic participated in the 146th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Manama, Bahrain, on Friday.
During a debate on fighting intolerance, Paunovic said Serbia was carrying out reforms in the field of non-discrimination to align its legal framework with relevant international and European standards.
Turkish foreign minister meets Inter-Parliamentary Union head
The Turkish foreign minister on Oct. 6 met with the head of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), a global organization of national parliaments, in the Turkish capital Ankara.
"Hosted IPU President Duarte Pacheco. We value parliamentary diplomacy. Will support IPU's works on irregular migration," Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Twitter.
Epidemic cannot be excuse to undermine democracy, says Speaker Zorčič
Ljubljana/Vienna – The Covid-19 epidemic cannot be an excuse for the undermining of democracy, said parliamentary Speaker Igor Zorčič on Tuesday as he attended the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Vienna. Zorčič participated in a panel on efforts to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on democracy.
Gabriela Cuevas Barron, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU): "The World Needs to Change and Stop being so Individualistic"
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) was founded 130 years ago as the first political multilateral organization in the world, encouraging cooperation and dialogue between all nations. Meanwhile the organization unites 179 national parliaments from all over the world and works closely with the United Nations.
Matviyenko: Many countries are being pressured and are not privileged as Serbia
She underlined Vucic's words from the opening of the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union that Serbia is an independent and sovereign country, emphasizing that not everyone has such a privilege as Serbia.
IPU gathered 2.000 participants from 150 countries
The opening ceremony of the 141st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) began with the intonation of the Serbian anthem at the Belgrade Sava Center. The IPU will run until October 17, gathering 2,000 participants from around 150 countries.
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Vucic to open the Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union tomorrow
The assembly will be held at the Center Sava in Belgrade, the president's office said.
The assembly starts at 7.30pm.
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic will also attend the opening ceremony.
The Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, hosted by the Republic of Serbia and the National Assembly of Serbia, is being held from 13 to 17 October in Belgrade.
Deputies' spending at almost 92 ml lei in first six months of the year
The deputies' spending in the first six months of the year amounts to 91,849,485 lei, shows data released on the website of the Chamber of Deputies. The month-by-month breakdown is as follows: January - 14,294,989 lei; February - 14,362,077 lei; March - 16,018,184 lei; April - 15,870,539 lei; May - 15,586,634 lei; June - 15,716,962 lei.