BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 13. At the request of
Speaker of the Parliament of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova,
Azerbaijani MP and Vice President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
(IPU) from Azerbaijan Sevil Mikayilova attended the IPU Executive
Committee meeting in Istanbul, Türkiye, Trend reports.
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Numan
Kurtulmus took part in the opening of the event.
Mikayilova, who is the Vice-President of the Executive
Committee, Eurasia Group, will also take part in the 152nd Assembly
of the IPU in Istanbul on 15-19 April. The event will bring
together all IPU statutory bodies, including the Governing Council,
Standing Committees, Committees on the Human Rights of
Parliamentarians, on Middle East Questions and on Health, as well
as the Forum of Women Parliamentarians and the Forum of Young
Parliamentarians.
The General Debate will focus on the overall theme Nurturing
hope, securing peace and ensuring justice for future generations
and provide a platform for delegates to deliberate, exchange views
and galvanize parliamentary action. The Assembly will adopt
resolutions on the emergency item and on the subject items taken up
by the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security
entitled The role of parliaments in establishing robust
post-conflict management mechanisms and restoring a just and
lasting peace and by the Standing Committee on Sustainable
Development entitled Building a fair and sustainable global
economy: The role of parliaments in combating protectionism,
reducing tariffs and preventing corporate tax avoidance.
The Assembly is expected to conclude with the adoption of an
outcome document on the overall theme of the General Debate.
