Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani on Friday proposed the idea of holding a regional seminar on terrorism inviting regional states to share their experiences in countering the menace. Most of the South Asian countries have directly or indirectly suffered from it, he said.
Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani expressed these views during a meeting with Inter-Parliamentary Union Secretary General Martin Chungong, who called on him at the Senate of Pakistan. Martin arrived in Islamabad on Friday for a three-day visit to Pakistan. Martin appreciated the idea of the regional seminar while saying that “the IPU has obtained the mandate and a regional seminar is on the cards as terrorism is the serious most threat to the international peace”.
The senate chairman said that Pakistan was in the process of developing better ties with parliaments of the world. He said, “We are looking forward to enhancing relations with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).” He added that he was encouraged by the recent visits of the Kuwaiti and Maldivian Speakers and the discussions during the Chinese president’s visit to Pakistan.
He said Pakistan holds the post of Asian Parliamentary Union’s presidency. He added that the former senate chairman of Pakistan had floated the idea of an Asian Parliament, adding that in order to fortify the idea he would need the invaluable input from the IPU on the right model for the Asian Parliament. He said Pakistan was committed to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the government was ready to brief the IPU secretary general on the country’s status in this regard.
Martin appreciated Pakistan’s efforts in improving relations with world parliaments. He spoke about the international developments on the platform of IPU including the two Koreas, Syria, Maldives, Fiji and China. He said he could provide assistance in reviving cooperation between the UNDP, IPU and the parliaments. During his visit to the Senate of Pakistan, the IPU secretary general signed the Visitors’ Book and called on Leader of the House Raja Zafarul Haq who hosted a lunch in his honour.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/islamabad/23-May-2015/senate-chairman-for-regional-seminar-on-terrorism
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