Report Visit of the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of The
Report Visit of the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, and a Parliamentary Delegation Albania, Italy, Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Holy See and Malta, October 11 – October 18, 2009 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, and a delegation of Senators visited Albania, Italy, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the Holy See and Malta from October 11 to 18, 2009. The delegation has the honour of tabling its Report The official delegation led by Speaker Noël A. Kinsella comprised the following members: The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate and Mrs. Ann Kinsella The Honourable Marcel Prud’homme, P.C., Senator The Honourable David Tkachuk, Senator The Honourable Elizabeth Hubley, Senator Ms. Janelle Feldstein, Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the Senate Mr. Daniel Charbonneau, Secretary to the Delegation Context - Albania Located on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea, the Republic of Albania is bordered by Montenegro and Serbia to the north, Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the south. Its population of 3.12 million (2005 estimate) is 95 per cent Albanian and 3 per cent Greek. Following the Second World War, the People’s Republic of Albania was proclaimed in January 1946 and, over the next four decades, the communist regime closed off the country to the rest of the world. Following the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe, political and economic reforms were introduced and by 1991 the country was renamed the Republic of Albania with a multi-party parliamentary system. Albania is a parliamentary republic; legislative authority is vested in the unicameral People’s Assembly.
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