BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 15. Azerbaijani MP and
Vice President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) from
Azerbaijan Sevil Mikayilova has been elected Chairperson of the IPU
Gender Partnership Group, Trend reports.
The elections to the Group were held on April 14 as part of the
152nd Assembly of the IPU in Istanbul. The Group oversees and
initiates gender reform within the organization all over the
world.
MP Sevil Mikayilova is attending the 152nd Assembly of the
IPU.
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.
