DECISION FOR SETTING UP DELEGATIONS, PARLIAMENTARY GROUPS AND OTHER FORMS OF ESTABLISHING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Article 1
With this Decision the Assembly regulates the setting up, the composition and the work of permanent delegations of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia to the international parliamentary assemblies, temporary delegations, parliamentary groups for cooperation with other parliaments and other forms of establishing international cooperation of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia (further in the text referred to as the Assembly).
I. Permanent Delegations to the International Parliamentary Assemblies
Article 2
The Assembly establishes the following delegations to the international parliamentary assemblies (further in the text referred to as Delegations):
- Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PA CE);
- Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (PA OSCE)
- Delegation to the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Delegation to the Parliamentary Dimension of the Central European Initiative (PA CEI), and
- Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (PS NATO)
The Delegations are established in order to participate in the work of the international parliamentary assemblies.
Article 3
The Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is consisted of Chairperson of the Delegation, two members and three substitute members.
The credentials for the members and the substitute members of the Delegation to the Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe are delegated by the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, at least no later than 7 days before the opening of the regular annual session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
The mandate incorporated in the credentials from paragraph 2 of this Article cannot be revoked, except in the cases stated in the acts of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Article 4
The Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is consisted of Chairperson of the Delegation and two members.
Article 5
The Delegation to the Inter Parliamentary Union is consisted of the President of the Assembly, who is Chairperson of the Delegation, and four members.
The Delegations is consisted of members of parliament from different gender.
Article 6
The Delegation to the Parliamentary Dimension of the Central European Initiative is consisted of Chairperson of the Delegation and two members.
Article 7
The Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is consisted of Chairperson of the Delegation and two members.
Article 8
The delegations determine the membership, i.e. the participation of the members in the governing bodies, committees, working bodies and other forms of activity of the international parliamentary assemblies.
Article 9
The delegations for which, in accordance with this Decision, substitute members are not delegated, in the absence of a member of the delegation assign a substitute for the particular activity.
The substitute member form paragraph 1 of this Article is assigned by the parliamentary group of the member whom he/she will substitute, for which the coordinator of the parliamentary group informs the chairperson of the delegation in due time.
In cases when the chairperson of the delegation is prevented form attending, he/she appoints a member of the delegation who will perform the official duties of the chairperson of the delegation for the particular activity.
Article 10
Right to participate in the activities of the international parliamentary assemblies after the mandate of the Assembly has expired, until the election of a new delegation, have the delegations of the international parliamentary assemblies whose acts specify this.
Article 11
The delegations work in accordance with the acts of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia and in accordance with the acts of the international parliamentary assembly whose members they are.
Article 12
With regard to the issues that are discussed in the international parliamentary assemblies and the other activities in which the delegations take part, the delegations cooperate with the relevant bodies of the state administration, as well as with the relevant bodies of the state administration, professional and scientific organizations, citizens' associations and other organizations and institutions.
With regard to the acts and activities of the international parliamentary assemblies whose members they are, the delegations can initiate raising of certain issues at the meetings of the working bodies of the Assembly and at the sessions of the Assembly, and concerning these issues they can launch initiatives for adoption of laws, declarations, resolutions, recommendations, decisions and other acts.
The Delegations inform the Assembly and the relevant bodies of the state administration about the acts adopted at the meetings of the international parliamentary assemblies, and when necessary, suggest taking appropriate actions for their implementation.
Article 13
The Delegations inform the President and the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, as well as the coordinators of the parliamentary groups, about the general agenda of their activities for the following year, no later than 1 December of the current year.
II. Temporary Delegations
Article 14
In order to establish cooperation with international parliamentary assemblies in which the Republic of Macedonia is not a member, or to participate in other activities in the filed of international cooperation, the Assembly establishes temporary delegations.
Article 15
The composition of the temporary delegations is determined by the President of the Assembly, together with the Vice-Presidents and the coordinators of the parliamentary groups.
Article 16
Articles 11 and 12 of this Decision apply also to the work of the temporary delegations.
III. Parliamentary Groups for Cooperation with Other Parliaments
Article 17
In order to develop the bilateral interparliamentary cooperation, the Assembly establishes parliamentary groups for cooperation with the parliaments of other countries (further in the text referred to as the Parliamentary Groups.
The basis for the setting up of the parliamentary groups is the expressed mutual interest to establish and develop the cooperation between the parliaments.
The parliamentary groups can be established in order to cooperate with the parliaments of one or more countries.
Article 18
The parliamentary groups have chairperson and eight members at the maximum.
Article 19
The parliamentary groups work through organization of meetings with the parliamentary groups, i.e. the delegations from the respective parliaments, exchange of opinions, joint cooperation in the activities of the international parliamentary assemblies and other forms of actions.
The parliamentary groups monitor and encourage the development of the overall relations between the Republic of Macedonia and the respective country, and have meetings with the representatives of the respective countries to the Republic of Macedonia.
Article 20
The parliamentary groups, when necessary, cooperate with the permanent delegations of the Assembly in the international parliamentary assemblies, the relevant working bodies of the Assembly, as well as with the relevant bodies of the state administration, professional and scientific organizations, citizens' associations and other organizations and institutions.
IV. Other Forms of International Cooperation
Article 21
In order to participate at the Parliamentary Assembly of the French-speaking world, the members of parliament that speak French and state that they want to be members of the Section, establish the Section on the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia to the Parliamentary Assembly of the French-speaking world (further in the text referred to as the Section).
The Section adopts rules that regulate the work of the Section, the work of its bodies and of the delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the French-speaking world.
Article 22
The President of the Assembly convenes the constitutive session of the Section.
Article 23
The work of the delegation of the Section to the Parliamentary Assembly of the French-speaking world is regulated by Articles 11, 12 and 13 of this Decision.
V. Joint Provisions
Article 24
The composition of the permanent delegations to the international parliamentary assemblies and that of the parliamentary groups for cooperation with other parliaments guarantees adequate representation of the members of parliament from the parliamentary groups and the independent members of parliament, as well as adequate representation of the members of parliament belonging to different gender.
The permanent delegations to the international parliamentary assemblies are consisted of members of parliament who know one of the official languages of the respective parliamentary assembly.
Article 25
When determining the composition of the temporary delegations, care is taken about the character of the organization, i.e. the activity in which the delegation participates, as well as, as much as possible, about the adequate representation of the members of parliament form the parliamentary groups and the independent members of parliament, as well as adequate representation of the members of parliament belonging to different gender.
Article 26
In ordered to realize their activities, the delegations, the parliamentary groups and the other forms of international cooperation can request information and other material from the relevant organs of the state.
Article 27
The delegations, the parliamentary groups and the other forms of international cooperation inform the Assembly about their activities and submit reports to the President of the Assembly.
Article 28
The delegations, the parliamentary groups and the other forms of international cooperation inform the media about their activities.
Article 29
The delegations, the parliamentary groups and the other forms of international cooperation meet when there is a need for that.
Article 30
The professional work for the delegations, the parliamentary groups and the other forms of international cooperation is done by the secretaries of the delegations, who are members of the Staff of the Assembly, and when there is a need for that, secretariats are established.
With regard to the activities of the delegations, the parliamentary groups and the other forms of international cooperation, the secretaries, i.e. the secretariats form paragraph 1 of this Article cooperate with the secretariats of the international parliamentary assemblies, the respective staff of other parliaments, and that of the other international organizations and institutions.
VI. Transitional and Final Provisions
Article 31
With the entry into force of this Decision, the Decision for setting up the Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia to the Inter Parliamentary Union (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No. 5/94) and the Rules concerning the work of the Parliamentary work becomes null and void.
Article 31
This Decision enters into force on the day of its adoption, and it shall be published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia.
ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
PRESIDENT OF THE No. 07-4058/1
ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 12 November 2002
Nikola Popovski Skopje, Macedonia
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Republic of Austria
Chairman:
KABA GARIP
Members:
TRAJANOV PAVLE
BONEVA SILVANA
SEKULOVSKA MIRJANA
SELMANI AJSHE
NEZIRI HADI
IVANOVSKI IGOR
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliaments Baltic countries: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Chairman:
POPOVSKA LILJANA
Members:
GROZDANOV CVETKO
STANCHEVSKA NADA
RAMADANI AGIM
JAKUPI ZIMRETE
IVANOVSKI IGOR
GESHTAKOVSKI KIRE
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chairman:
RAHIK ESAD
Members:
KRSTEVSKI STOJCHE
SPASENOVSKI ALEKSANDAR
SULEJMANI FADIL
SELMANI AJSHE
NEZIRI HADI
NAJDOVSKI SLOBODAN
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany
Chairman:
GJORCHEV VLADIMIR
Members:
TASHEVA VIOLETA
SEKULOVSKA MIRJANA
OROVCHANEC GJORGJI
KABA GARIP
ALITI RAFIZ
MUSTAFA NEDZDET
ZERNOVSKI ANDREJ
SERAFIMOV VLATKO
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Hellenic Republic
Chairman:
MANASIJEVSKI JOVAN
Members:
KITANOSKI ILIJA
SHUTAROV VASKO
TRAJANOV PAVLE
SELMANI ELMAZE
JASHARI ADNAN
BENDEVSKA VESNA
KURKCHIEV NIKOLA
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the State of Israel
Chairman:
GRKOVSKA SLAVICA
Members:
GINEV JOVAN
IVANOVSKA JAGOTKA
DODOVSKI MARJAN
TACHI MENDUH
NEZIRI SAFET
KITANOVSKI LAZAR
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Republic of Ireland
Chairman:
NIKOLOSKI ALEKSANDAR
Members:
DIMITRIEVSKI DARKO
GJORGJESKA RUZA
REDZEPI DAUT
SULEJMANI FADIL
BENDEVSKA VESNA
KITANOVSKI LAZAR
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Republic of ICEland and the Kingdom of Norway
Chairman:
MAKRADULI JANI
Members:
SHAMBEVSKI OLIVER
DIMITRIEVSKI DARKO
DERKOSKI OLIVER
KABA GARIP
VELIU FAZLI
BENDEVSKA VESNA
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of Serbia
Chairman:
IVANOV LJUBISAV - DZINGO
Members:
KITANOSKI ILIJA
KUNOVSKA JAGNULA
AJDINI NASER
NEZIRI SAFET
STOILKOVIK IVAN
KITANOVSKI LAZAR
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the People's Republic of China
Chairman:
MITANOSKI VELE
Members:
KOCEV VANCHO
BONEVA SILVANA
JANEVSKA VESNA
KABA GARIP
ALITI RAFIZ
IVANOVA CVETANKA
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Chairman:
ZASHOV BLAGOJ
Members:
STEFANOVSKA ANETA
DIMESKA KATERINA
ANASTASOVSKI IVAN
IBISHI HAZBIJE
JASHARI ADNAN
BENDEVSKA VESNA
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and the Republic of Cyprus
Chairman:
TRAJANOV PAVLE
Members:
KIPARIZOVSKA KRSTESKA ANITA
PETROV GORAN
RAMADANI AGIM
POLODZANI AZIZ
KURKCHIEV NIKOLA
CVETKOVSKA BLAGORODNA
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Republic of Mongolia
Chairman:
SELMANI AJSHE
Members:
IVANOVSKA JAGOTKA
SALIU SHABAN
DOGANI BESIM
KIROV ACO
CVETKOVSKA BLAGORODNA
GELOVA STOJANOVA SONJA
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Chairman:
JANEVSKA VESNA
Members:
GJORCHEV VLADIMIR
PACHEMSKI MILE
KADRIU FLORA
ALITI RAFIZ
KONDARKO BORIS
NIKOLOV MARJANCHO
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Republic of Poland
Chairman:
TOPUZOVA KAREVSKA ROZA
Members:
NIKOLOSKI ALEKSANDAR
BONEVA SILVANA
POPOVSKA LILJANA
SELMANI ELMAZE
HANI TAHIR
CVETKOVSKA BLAGORODNA
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Republic of Portugal
Chairman:
KITANOSKI ILIJA
Members:
IVANOVSKA JAGOTKA
DODOVSKI MARJAN
RAMADANI AGIM
SALIU SELVIJE
BEDZETI BLERIM
BUCHKOVSKI VLADO
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Russian Federation
Chairman:
POP-ARSOV PETAR
Members:
AVIROVIK VLADANKA
MITANOSKI VELE
OROVCHANEC GJORGJI
AJDINI NASER
ARIFI TEUTA
STOILKOVIK IVAN
KIROV ACO
IVANOVA CVETANKA
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the USA
Chairman:
MATOSHI RUDZDI
Members:
STANCHEVSKA NADA
LALCHEVSKA RISTANKA
DONCHEV DANAIL
BONEVA SILVANA
ALITI RAFIZ
NAJDOVSKI SLOBODAN
MAKRADULI JANI
BUCHKOVSKI VLADO
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Slovak Republic
Chairman:
GJORCHEV VLADIMIR
Members:
DANEVSKI TOME
KOCEV VANCHO
KABA GARIP
ADEMI DZEVAT
RAHIK ESAD
SPASOVSKI OLIVER
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Republic of Ukraine
Chairman:
NEZIRI SAFET
Members:
PETRESKI ZORAN
GROZDANOV CVETKO
MISOVSKI GORAN
RAMADANI AGIM
RILKOSKI NIKOLA
GERAMITCHIOSKI TALE
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Republic of Finland
Chairman:
BEDZETI BLERIM
Members:
STEFANOVSKA ANETA
PETROV GORAN
SELMANI ELMAZE
POPOVSKI NIKOLA
SERAFIMOV VLATKO
GELOVA STOJANOVA SONJA
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Republic of France
Chairman:
KURKCHIEV NIKOLA
Members:
SPASENOVSKI ALEKSANDAR
ZASHOV BLAGOJ
PETKOVSKI TITO
DONCHEV DANAIL
KADRIU FLORA
ADEMI DZEVAT
HASIPI KENAN
SPASOVSKI OLIVER
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Kingdom of Netherlands
Chairman:
DIMOVSKI ILIJA
Members:
VELJANOSKI TRAJKO
ANDONOVSKA MARIJA
IBISHI HAZBIJE
ARIFI TEUTA
RILKOSKI NIKOLA
KURKCHIEV NIKOLA
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia
Chairman:
VELJANOSKI TRAJKO
Members:
KIPARIZOVSKA KRSTESKA ANITA
DIMITROVSKI RATKO
KUNOVSKA JAGNULA
TACHI MENDUH
ADEMI DZEVAT
TOPUZOVA KAREVSKA ROZA
MLADENOVSKA GJORGJIEVSKA MERI
KONDARKO BORIS
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Czech Republic
Chairman:
SPASOVSKI OLIVER
Members:
DIMOVSKI ILIJA
DANEVSKI TOME
PETRESKI ZORAN
MATOSHI RUDZDI
DURAKU SADULA
FILIPOVA VERICA
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Swiss Confederation
Chairman:
SHUTAROV VASKO
Members:
SALIU SHABAN
CANOSKI FIJAT
KABA GARIP
ARIFI TEUTA
MLADENOVSKA GJORGJIEVSKA MERI
KIROV ACO
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sweden
Chairman:
POLODZANI AZIZ
Members:
ANDONOVSKA MARIJA
KRSTEVSKI STOJCHE
JAKIMOVSKA SVETLANA
KABA GARIP
POPOVSKI NIKOLA
IVANOVA CVETANKA
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Kingdom of Spain
Chairman:
AVIROVIK VLADANKA
Members:
DAMESKI PANCHE
DERKOSKI OLIVER
OROVCHANEC GJORGJI
DOGANI BESIM
HANI TAHIR
PENOV RISTO
GRKOVSKA SLAVICA
GESHTAKOVSKI KIRE
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Republic of Slovenia
Chairman:
GERAMITCHIOSKI TALE
Members:
SHAMBEVSKI OLIVER
BODZINOVSKA VALENTINA
TACHI MENDUH
HANI TAHIR
NIKOLOV MARJANCHO
LALCHEVSKA RISTANKA
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Republic of Hungary
Chairman:
KONDARKO BORIS
Members:
GROZDANOV CVETKO
DIMITRIEVSKI DARKO
REDZEPI DAUT
JASHARI ADNAN
GESHTAKOVSKI KIRE
GELOVA STOJANOVA SONJA
Parliamentary Group of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark
Chairman:
KADRIU FLORA
Members:
GJORGJIEVSKI VELE
TASHEVA VIOLETA
DURAKU SADULA
IVANOVSKI IGOR
PENOV RISTO