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Constitutional & Parliamentary Information UNION INTERPARLEMENTAIRE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION CCoonnssttiittuuttiioonnaall && PPaarrlliiaammeennttaarryy IInnffoorrmmaattiioonn Half-yearly Review of the Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments Parliamentary buildings: challenges and opportunities: an update (Alexis WINTONIAK, Austria) The Hungarian National Assembly’s Parliamentary visitors’ centre, museum and underground parking garage (György SUCH, Hungary) Reconciling the twin considerations of public access to, and the security of, the National Assembly (Christophe PALLEZ, France) Parliamentary control over Subordinate Legislation in India (Shumsher SHERIFF, India) Implementing the Open Parliament Policy in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (Romulo DE SOUSA-MESQUITA, Brazil The social composition of Parliament (General debate) The General Secretariat of the Federal Council’s experience in studying law and legislation Mohamed Salem AL-MAZROUI, United Arab Emirates) The prevention of conflicts of interest in Parliament (General debate) The Turkish Parliament: a Parliament without obstacles (İrfan NEZİROĞLU, Turkey) Parliament’s role in strategic planning at a national level (Maria ALAJOE, Estonia) Communication in Parliaments: tools and challenges (José Manuel ARAÚJO, Portugal) The latest developments on the right to amend to have taken place in the Spanish Senate (Manuel CAVERO, Spain) The new system of second reading in the Chamber of Representatives in Belgium (Marc VAN DER HULST) Reforming Parliament from within (Colette LABRECQUE-RIEL, Canada) Legislation on financial compensation for members of the Swedish Parliament (Claes MÅRTENSSON, Sweden) The impact of direct election of committee chairs (General debate) Role of Parliament in pursuing a developmental agenda (Gengezi MGIDLANA, South Africa) Review of the ASGP / 65th year / No 210 / Geneva, 18 – 21 October 2015 ASSOCIATION DES SECRETAIRES ASSOCIATION OF SECRETARIES- GENERAUX DES PARLEMENTS GENERAL OF PARLIAMENTS UNION INTERPARLEMENTAIRE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION MINUTES OF THE AUTUMN SESSION GENEVA 18 – 21 OCTOBER 2015 1 2 INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION Aims The Inter-Parliamentary Union, whose international Statute is outlined in a Headquarters Agreement drawn up with the Swiss federal authorities, is the only world-wide organisation of Parliaments. The aim of the Inter-Parliamentary Union is to promote personal contacts between members of all Parliaments and to unite them in common action to secure and maintain the full participation of their respective States in the firm establishment and development of representative institutions and in the advancement of the work of international peace and cooperation, particularly by supporting the objectives of the United Nations. In pursuance of this objective, the Union makes known its views on all international problems suitable for settlement by parliamentary action and puts forward suggestions for the development of parliamentary assemblies so as to improve the working of those institutions and increase their prestige. Membership of the Union Please refer to IPU site (http://www.ipu.org). Structure The organs of the Union are: 1. The Inter-Parliamentary Conference, which meets twice a year; 2. The Inter-Parliamentary Council, composed of two members of each affiliated Group; 3. The Executive Committee, composed of twelve members elected by the Conference, as well as of the Council President acting as ex officio President; 4. Secretariat of the Union, which is the international secretariat of the Organisation, the headquarters being located at: Inter-Parliamentary Union 5, chemin du Pommier Case postale 330 CH-1218 Le Grand Saconnex Genève (Suisse) Official Publication The Union’s official organ is the Inter-Parliamentary Bulletin, which appears quarterly in both English and French. The publication is indispensable in keeping posted on the activities of the Organisation. Subscription can be placed with the Union’s secretariat in Geneva. 3 ASSOCIATION OF SECRETARIES GENERAL OF PARLIAMENTS Minutes of the Autumn Session 2015 Geneva 18 – 21 October 2015 List of attendance MEMBERS PRESENT NAME COUNTRY Mr. Khudai Nazar NASRAT Afghanistan Dr. Hafnaoui AMRANI Algeria M. Bachir SLIMANI Algeria Mr. Josep HINOJOSA Andorra Mr. Pedro AGOSTINHO DE NERI Angola Mr. Alexis WINTONIAK Austria Mr. Abdulla ALDOSERI Bahrain Mr. Md. Ashraful MOQBUL Bangladesh Mr. Hugo HONDEQUIN Belgium Mr. Marc VAN DER HULST Belgium Mr. Sangay DUBA Bhutan Mrs. Barbara DITHAPO Botswana Mr. Romulo DE SOUZA-MESQUITA Brazil Mrs. Emma ZOBILMA MANTORO Burkina Faso 4 NAME COUNTRY Mr. Renovat NIYONZIMA Burundi Mr. Marc RWABAHUNGU Burundi Ms. Libéria das Dores ANTUNES Cabo Verde BRITO Mr. OUM Sarith Cambodia Mr. SRUN Dara Cambodia Mr. Victor YÉNÉ OSSOMBA Cameroon Mr. Charles ROBERT Canada Mr. Gali Massa HAROU Chad Mr. Mario LABBE Chile Mr. Miguel LANDEROS PERKIC Chile Mr. David BYAZA-SANDA LUTALA Congo (Democratic Republic of) Mr. Jean NGUVULU KHOJI Congo (Democratic Republic of) Ms. Lidija BAGARIC Croatia Mr. Jiři UKLEIN Czech Republic Mr. Petr KYNŠTETR Czech Republic Ms. Libia Fernanda RIVAS ORDOÑEZ Ecuador Mr. Bienvenido EKUA ESONO ABE Equatorial Guinea Ms. Maria ALAJŎE Estonia Mr. Debebe BARUD Ethiopia Mr. Negus LEMMA GEBRE Ethiopia Mr. Timo TUOVINEN Finland Mrs. Corinne LUQIENS France 5 NAME COUNTRY Mr. Christophe PALLEZ France Mr. Félix OWANSANGO DEACKEN Gabon Mr. Zurab MARAKVELIDZE Georgia Dr. Ulrich SCHÖLER Germany Mr. Emmanuel ANYIMADU Ghana Mr. Konstantinos ATHANASIOU Greece Mr. José Carlos RODRIGUES DA Guinea Bissau FONSECA Dr. György SUCH Hungary Mr. Helgi BERNODUSSON Iceland Mr. Shumsher K. SHERIFF India Mr. Anoop MISHRA India Dr Winantuningtyas Titi SWASANANY Indonesia Mr. Ayad Namik MAJID Iraq Mr. Ali AFRASHTEH Iran Mr. Hamad GHRAIR Jordan Mr. Jeremiah M. NYEGENYE Kenya Mr. PARK Heong-Joon Korea (Republic of) Mr. Allam Ali Jaafer AL-KANDARI Kuwait Mr. Adnan DAHER Lebanon Mr. Lebohang Fine MAEMA Lesotho Mrs. Daiva RAUDONIENE Lithuania Mr. William BEFOUROUACK Madagascar 6 NAME COUNTRY Mr. Ahmed MOHAMED Maldives Dr. Madou DIALLO Mali Mr. Najib EL KHADI Morocco Ms. Siniša STANKOVIĆ Montenegro Mr. Johannes JACOBS Namibia Mrs. Emilia Ndinelao MKUSA Namibia Mr. Geert Jan A. HAMILTON Netherlands Dr. Christward GRADENWITZ Netherlands Mr. Henk BAKKER Netherlands Mr. Boubacar TIENOGO Niger Mr. Sheikh Ali bin Nasir bin Hamed AL- Oman MAHROOQI Mr. Amjed Pervez MALIK Pakistan Mr. Mohammad RIAZ Pakistan Mr. Ibrahim KHRISHI Palestine Mr. Frank WEVER Panama Mr. Oscar G. YABES Philippines Mrs. Marilyn B. BARUA-YAP Philippines Mrs. Ewa POLKOWSKA Poland Mr. Lech CZAPLA Poland Mr. José Manuel ARAÚJO Portugal Ms. Cristina IONESCU Romania Mr. Sergey MARTYNOV Russian Federation 7 NAME COUNTRY Mr. Sosthène CYITATIRE Rwanda Mr. Domingos José TRINDADE BOA Sao Tomé and Principe MORTE Mr. Baye Niass CISSÉ Senegal Mr. Daniel GUSPAN Slovakia Mr. Manuel CAVERO Spain Mr. Carlos GUTIÉRREZ VICÉN Spain Mr. Alalla Younis Said LORO South Sudan Mr. Dhammika DASANAYAKE Sri Lanka Mr. Gengezi MGIDLANA South Africa Mr. Masibulele XASO South Africa Mr. Claes MÅRTENSSON Sweden Mr. Philippe SCHWAB Switzerland Ms. Agatha RAMDASS Suriname Mrs. La-Or PUTORNJAI Thailand Mrs. Saithip CHAOWALITTAWIL Thailand Mr. Mateus XIMENES BELO Timor Leste Mr. Fademba WAGUENA Togo Dr. İrfan NEZİROĞLU Turkey Ms. Jane LUBOWA KIBIRIGE Uganda Mr. Paul GAMUSI WABWIRE Uganda Mr. Mohamed Salem AL-MAZROUI United Arab Emirates Mr. Abdulrahman AL SHAMSI United Arab Emirates Dr. José Pedro MONTERO Uruguay Mrs. Doris Katai Katebe MWINGA Zambia 8 NAME COUNTRY Mrs. Cecelia MBEWE Zambia Mr. Kennedy Mugove CHOKUDA Zimbabwe ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Mr. Wojciech SAWICKI Council of Europe Mr. John AZUMAH ECOWAS Parliament Mr. Said MOKADEM Maghreb Consultative Council SUBSTITUTES Ms. Colette LABRACQUE-RIEL Canada (for Mr. Marc BOSC) Mr. Yasuo KURATA (for Mr. Japan Takeshi NAKAMURA) Mrs. Daw Aye Aye Mu (for Mr. Myanmar Kyaw SOE) Mr. Brendan Keith (for Mr. David United Kingdom BEAMISH) Mr. Andrew KENNON (for Mr. United Kingdom David NATZLER) Mrs. NGUYEN Thanh Hai (for Mr. Vietnam NGUYEN Hanh Phuc) ALSO PRESENT Mr. Sanyal Quadratullah RAZ Afghanistan Mr. Hrayr TOVMASYAN Armenia Mr. Bojan NINKOVIC Bosnia-Herzegovina Mr. Ivan SLAVCHOV Bulgaria Mr. HOK Bunly Cambodia 9 Mr. KHLANG Oudam Cambodia Mr. Bernard Mulamba PENE Congo (Democratic Republic of) KAHOYA Ms. Michèle KADI France Ms. Warsiti ALFIAH Indonesia Mr. Andi ISWANTO Indonesia Mr. Mohammad MULYADI Indonesia Ms. I. MIJANOVIC Montenegro Mrs. Rabi AUDU Nigeria Ms. Agata KARWOWSKA- Poland SOKOLOWSKA Mrs. Bandeira Mandinga BILMA Sao Tomé and Principe Mr. Veerapan MOOKASOMBAT Thailand Ms. Krisanee MASRICHAN Thailand Mr. Worathep CHEUJEDONGK Thailand Mr. Russdy KHANTANIT Thailand Ms. Kanjanat SIRIWONG Thailand Mr. Piyachat CHUNCHIT Thailand Ms. Lilia MESQUITA Timor Leste Mr. N. MARIMO Zimbabwe Mr. Carlos Augusto CHACON Andean Parliament Mr. Eduardo CHILIQUINGA MAZON Andean Parliament Mr. Lawac A. BUDUYEMI ECOWAS Mr. Ezekiel FWANGDER ECOWAS 10 APOLOGIES Ms. Claressa SURTEES Australia Dr. Ute RETTLER Germany Dr. Horst RISSE Germany Ms. Yardena MELLER-HOROVITZ Israel Mr. Satoru GOHARA Japan Mr. Shinji MUKO-ONO Japan Mr. Claude FRIESEISEN Luxembourg Mr. Benoît REITER Luxembourg Ms. Renata VOSS Netherlands Ms. Martina BUOL Switzerland 11 12 Table of contents MINUTES OF THE AUTUMN SESSION ...................................................................... 1 List of attendance ........................................................................................................... 4 FIRST SITTING ...........................................................................................................
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