NATO PA was established in 1955 as a consultative interparliamentary organisation which unites parliamentarians of the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty organisation. Latvia was one of the last countries which had not organised any Session before The NATO PA Riga Session Concurrent NATO PA spring Session will be held on 28 May - 1 June in Riga. Delegates from national parliaments conduct their work in Sessions which are held twice a year - in the spring and in autumn Sessions are organised by all NATO member
NATO PA was established in 1955 as a consultative interparliamentary organisation which unites parliamentarians of the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty organisation. Latvia was one of the last countries which had not organised any Session before The NATO PA Riga Session Concurrent NATO PA spring Session will be held on 28 May - 1 June in Riga. Delegates from national parliaments conduct their work in Sessions which are held twice a year - in the spring and in autumn Sessions are organised by all NATO member
NATO PA was established in 1955 as a consultative interparliamentary organisation which unites parliamentarians of the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty organisation. Latvia was one of the last countries which had not organised any Session before The NATO PA Riga Session Concurrent NATO PA spring Session will be held on 28 May - 1 June in Riga. Delegates from national parliaments conduct their work in Sessions which are held twice a year - in the spring and in autumn Sessions are organised by all NATO member
2010 What is the NATO PA? The NATO PA was established in 1955 as a consultative interparliamentary organisation which unites parliamentarians of the members states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
The NATO PA is composed of 257 delegates from 28 NATO member
states
Delegates from national parliaments conduct their work in Sessions
which are held twice a year – in the spring and in autumn
Sessions are organised by all NATO member states in accordance
with the principle of rotation
Latvia was one of the last countries which had not organised any Session before The NATO PA Riga Session Concurrent NATO PA Spring Session will be held on 28 May - 1 June in Riga
The main venue of the event will be the international exhibition
centre Ķīpsala
The NATO PA Riga Session is organised by the Steering Committee
headed by H.E. Gundars Daudze, Speaker of the Saeima
Representatives from the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Culture, National Radio and Television Council, as well as the Riga City Council, participate at the meetings of the Steering Committee Who will attend the Riga Session? Parliamentarians from 28 NATO member states and 14 associate member states of the NATO PA Delegations from the NATO PA regional partner countries and associate Mediterranean countries Representatives from the European Parliament Parliamentary observers Representatives from interparliamentary assemblies, namely, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the European Security and Defence Assembly (the Western European Union Assembly) Accompanying persons, secretaries of delegations, members of the International Secretariat of the NATO PA, technical staff, interpreters, and foreign media Issues addressed at the Session Drafting of the new Strategic Concept of NATO
Relations between the Alliance and Iran
Global economic crisis
NATO-led military operation in Afghanistan
Other topical issues
Sources of information Official website of the event www.natopariga.lv
Website of the NATO PA www.natopa.int.eu
Website of the Saeima www.saeima.lv
Telephone number for queries during the Session +371 67087321
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