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0429 MINUTES of the Meeting of 29 April 2015, 15.00-16.00 Strasbourg the Meeting Opened at 15.05 on Wednesday, 29 A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2014 - 2019 Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan, EU-Uzbekistan and EU-Tajikistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and for relations with Turkmenistan and Mongolia DCAS_PV(2015)0429 MINUTES of the meeting of 29 April 2015, 15.00-16.00 Strasbourg The meeting opened at 15.05 on Wednesday, 29 April 2015, with Iveta Grigule, (Chair) presiding. 1. Adoption of the draft agenda Draft agenda was adopted. 2. Adoption of the minutes of the meetings of 5 February and 26 March 2015 The minutes will be deemed as adopted if no comments are submitted to the secretariat in three days. 3. Communications by the Chair The Chair noted that interpretation was available in French, German, English and Latvian. 4. Report on the 10th EU-Mongolia IPM in Ulaanbaatar on 16-18 February 2015 Ismail Ertug, Andrejs Mamikins and Ryszard Czarnecki spoke about their visit to Mongolia. The visit was an interesting opportunity to see the challenges of the country locked between China and Russia. The Third Neighbour policy was an opportunity for the European Union to engage with Mongolia and in this respect the visiting delegation was reminded that Mongolia would like that the Political Cooperation Agreement is ratified quickly. The country stands out in the region as after the fall of the Soviet Union it chose the path to democracy peacefully. It strives to have good relations with the countries in the wider region, including both North and South Korea. The slowing economic development presents a significant challenge, however. Overall the visit was described as very interesting. PV\1060308EN.doc PE550.074v01-00 EN United in diversity EN 5. Report on the 10th EU-Kyrgyz Republic PCC in Bishkek on 8-10 April 2015 Vice-Chair Tatjana Ždanoka, Marc Tarabella and Ryszard Czarnecki shared their impressions from the visit to Bishkek. They noted that the visit was fruitful and well-organised, with an interesting programme within the 3-day limit. The meeting with President Atambayev was mentioned as a highlight of the visit. The President was very open in the discussions and stressed the commitment to change in the spirit of the 2010 revolution. The request to assist in the extradition of former President Bakiev and members of his family was also voiced by the President and in several other meetings. The controversy surrounding the Canadian-owned Kumtor mine was also a major topic, with heated debate in the Parliament during the visit of the delegation. During the PCC the delegation was given exhaustive presentations by representatives of almost all ministries, giving an opportunity to know developments nearly in all policy fields in Kyrgyzstan. The visits to EU-funded projects were also mentioned as an interesting part of the visit, giving the opportunity to see the establishment of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court and also the hardships faced by internal migrants settling on the outskirts of Bishkek. 6. Presentation of the draft calendar of activities for 2nd semester of 2015 The draft calendar was distributed to Members. The Chair noted the busy programme and called on the members to prepare for both incoming and outgoing delegation visits. The Chair also mentioned that the President of Mongolia was expected to address the plenary on 10 July and that work was underway to set up a meeting of the members of the Delegation with the President. 7. Any other business The Chair noted that the report of the election observation mission in Tajikistan was included in the dossier distributed to Members. 8. Date and place of next meeting The next meeting will take place on 8 July 2015 at 15:00 in Strasbourg. The meeting closed at 15.45. PE550.074v01-00 2/6 PV\1060308EN.doc EN ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/ LISTE DE PRÉSENCE/POPIS NAZOČNIH/ELENCO DI PRESENZA/APMEKLĒJUMU REĢISTRS/DALYVIŲ SĄRAŠAS/ JELENLÉTI ÍV/REĠISTRU TA' ATTENDENZA/PRESENTIELIJST/LISTA OBECNOŚCI/LISTA DE PRESENÇAS/ LISTĂ DE PREZENŢĂ/PREZENČNÁ LISTINA/SEZNAM NAVZOČIH/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DELTAGARLISTA Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Predsjedništvo/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/ Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*) Iveta Grigule, Tatjana Ždanoka Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Zastupnici/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/ Képviselõk/Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter Ismail Ertug, Kostadinka Kuneva, Urmas Paet, Emil Radev, György Schöpflin, Helga Stevens, Janusz Wojciechowski Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Zamjenici/ Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Supleanţi/Náhradníci/ Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter Ryszard Czarnecki, Jussi Halla-aho, Andrejs Mamikins, Ulrike Müller, Marc Tarabella, Inese Vaidere, Joachim Zeller 200 (2) 206 (3) 53 (6) (Точка от дневния ред/Punto del orden del día/Bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/Tagesordnungspunkt/ Päevakorra punkt/Ημερήσια Διάταξη Σημείο/Agenda item/Point OJ/Točka dnevnog reda/Punto all'ordine del giorno/Darba kārtības punkts/Darbotvarkės punktas/Napirendi pont/Punt Aġenda/Agendapunt/Punkt porządku dziennego/Ponto OD/Punct de pe ordinea de zi/Bod programu schôdze/Točka UL/Esityslistan kohta/Föredragningslista punkt) PV\1060308EN.doc 3/6 PE550.074v01-00 EN Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Promatrači/ Osservatori/Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/ Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer По покана на председателя/Por invitación del presidente/Na pozvání předsedy/Efter indbydelse fra formanden/Auf Einladung des Vorsitzenden/Esimehe kutsel/Με πρόσκληση του Προέδρου/At the invitation of the Chair(wo)man/Sur l'invitation du président/ Na poziv predsjednika/Su invito del presidente/Pēc priekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/Pirmininkui pakvietus/Az elnök meghívására/ Fuq stedina taċ-'Chairman'/Op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/Na zaproszenie Przewodniczącego/A convite do Presidente/La invitaţia preşedintelui/Na pozvanie predsedu/Na povabilo predsednika/Puheenjohtajan kutsusta/På ordförandens inbjudan Съвет/Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συμβούλιο/Council/Conseil/Vijeće/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/ Conselho/Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*) Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Komisija/Commissione/Bizottság/ Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*) Европейска служба за външна дейност/Servicio Europeo de Acción Exterior/Evropská služba pro vnější činnost/ EU-Udenrigstjenesten/Europäischer Auswärtiger Dienst/Euroopa välisteenistus/Ευρωπαϊκή Υπηρεσία Εξωτερικής Δράσης/European External Action service/Service européen pour l'action extérieure/Europska služba za vanjsko djelovanje/Servizio europeo per l’azione esterna/Eiropas Ārējās darbības dienests/Europos išorės veiksmų tarnyba/Európai Külügyi Szolgálat/Servizz Ewropew għall-Azzjoni Esterna/Europese dienst voor extern optreden/Europejska Służba Działań Zewnętrznych/Serviço Europeu para a Acção Externa/ Serviciul european pentru acţiune externă/Európska služba pre vonkajšiu činnosť/Evropska služba za zunanje delovanje/Euroopan ulkosuhdehallinto/Europeiska avdelningen för yttre åtgärd (*) Други институции/Otras instituciones/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner/Andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/ Άλλα θεσμικά όργανα/Other institutions/Autres institutions/Druge institucije/Altre istituzioni/Citas iestādes/Kitos institucijos/ Más intézmények/Istituzzjonijiet oħra/Andere instellingen/Inne instytucje/Outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/Iné inštitúcie/Muut toimielimet/Andra institutioner/organ PE550.074v01-00 4/6 PV\1060308EN.doc EN Други участници/Otros participantes/Ostatní účastníci/Endvidere deltog/Andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/Επίσης Παρόντες/Other participants/Autres participants/Drugi sudionici/Altri partecipanti/Citi klātesošie/Kiti dalyviai/Más résztvevők/Parteċipanti ohra/Andere aanwezigen/Inni uczestnicy/Outros participantes/Alţi participanţi/Iní účastníci/Drugi udeleženci/Muut osallistujat/Övriga deltagare Секретариат на политическите групи/Secretaría de los Grupos políticos/Sekretariát politických skupin/Gruppernes sekretariat/ Sekretariat der Fraktionen/Fraktsioonide sekretariaat/Γραμματεία των Πολιτικών Ομάδων/Secretariats of political groups/Secrétariat des groupes politiques/Tajništva klubova zastupnika/Segreteria gruppi politici/Politisko grupu sekretariāts/Frakcijų sekretoriai/ Képviselőcsoportok titkársága/Segretarjat gruppi politiċi/Fractiesecretariaten/Sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secr. dos grupos políticos/Secretariate grupuri politice/Sekretariát politických skupín/Sekretariat političnih skupin/Poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/ Gruppernas sekretariat PPE Collin Ermans S&D Zoltán Simon ALDE Orsolya Balogh ECR Kacper Kaminski Verts/ALE GUE/NGL Antons Klindžans EFDD NI Кабинет на председателя/Gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/Formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi kantselei/Γραφείο Προέδρου/President's Office/Cabinet du Président/Ured predsjednika/Gabinetto del Presidente/Priekšsēdētāja kabinets/Pirmininko kabinetas/Elnöki 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