Monday, 7 February 2011
PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION FROM THE ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA VISITED LITHUANIA AND LATVIA
The MPs: Ms. Liljana Popvska, Mr. Oliver Aleksovski and Ms. Zumrete Jakupi, as members of the MP Group for Cooperation with the Parliaments from the Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania visited the parliaments of Latvia and Lithuania from 31 January to 3 February.
During the first meeting of the Parliamentary delegation from the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia to the Parliament of Lithuania, the Chairs of the MP Groups signed the Joint Statement, which welcomed the establishment of the relations an the exchange of opinions between the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia and the Parliament of Lithuania, as well as the promotion of the parliamentary cooperation in areas of common interest.
Also, during this first visit, opinions were exchanged with the members of the Foreign Policy Committee and the Committee on European Issues. The role and the work of the parliament in the achievement of the Euro-Atlantic integration were discussed on the meetings.
The reciprocal visit of Latvia, first visit since the elections in October 2010, was a continuation of the successful cooperation with the parliament of this friendly country. The Delegation had a meeting with the Members of the MP Group for Cooperation with the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, with the Members of the Foreign Policy Committee, Committee on Human Rights; the Minister on Foreign Affairs, the Deputy-Minister on Ecology and Regional Development as well as with the city architect of Riga. The discussions were on the present affairs in both countries and the support for the aspirations of the Republic of Macedonia for full-fledged membership of the Republic of Macedonia in the Euro-Atlantic structures was expressed.