Parliamentary Assembly Assemblée parlementaire

FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE POLITICAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly

Sub-Committee on External Relations

Synopsis N° 2006 / 06 24 October 2006

The Sub-Committee on External Relations (of the Political Affairs Committee) meeting in New York (United States of America) on 19 and 20 October 2006, with Mr Schieder (Austria, SOC) acting as Head of Delegation:

- held exchanges of views with:

Ambassador Johan L. LOVALD, Permanent Representative of Norway to the UN, Vice- Chairman of the Peace building Commission;
Mrs Louise ARBOUR, UN High Commissioner of Human Rights;
Mr Jean-Marie GUEHENNO, UN Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping operations;
Ms Angela KANE, UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs;
Mr Nicolas MICHEL, UN Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs;
Mr Rashid KHALIKOV, Director, UN Office for Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs;
Mr Shashi THAROOR, UN Under-Secretary General for Communications and Public information;
Mr Ilya Y. ROGACHEV, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations;
Ambassador Kenzo OSHIMA, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, President of the United Nations Security Council;
Ambassador Juan Antonio YANEZ-BARNUEVO, Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations, Co-Sponsor of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.

cc Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly Director General and staff of the Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly Secretaries of National Delegations to the Assembly Secretaries of Political Groups of the Assembly Special Guests and Observers to the Assembly Directors General Secretary of the Committee of Ministers Director of the Private Office of the Secretary General Director of Communication and Research Permanent Representations to the Council of Europe

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- attended the UN General Assembly debate on co-operation between the United Nations and regional and other organisations; - heard a statement by Mr Gross, member of the Sub-Committee, to the General Assembly of the United Nations on 20 October 2006; - heard a statement by Mr Terry Davis, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe to the General Assembly of the United Nations on 20 October 2006.

- Date and place of the next meeting : left it to the Chair to convene the next meeting.

Laurence Dadoun

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