March 23, 2017 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President To the Members of the PGA UK National Group Dip. Margarita Stolbizer, Argentina

Board Mr. Mark Pritchard, MP (Chair) Lord Donald Anderson Dip. Ronny Monge Salas, Costa Rica Rt. Hon. Tom Brake, MP Mr. Christopher Chope, MP Dep. Dieudonné Upira Sunguma, DR Congo Ms. Ash Denham, MP Rt. Hon. Michael Fallon, MP Dip. Victor Orlando Bisonó, Dominican Republic Dip. Karina Sosa, El Salvador Lord George Foulkes Mr. Mike Gapes, MP Ms. Barbara Lochbihler, MEP (Germany), European Sir Edward Garnier, MP Rt. Hon. Dominic Grieve, MP Parliament Lord John Hutton Mr. Stewart Jackson, MP Ms. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, MP, Ghana Shri Tariq Anwar, MP, India Rt. Hon. David Jones, MP Mr. Graham Jones, MP Mr. Kula Segaran, MP, Malaysia Baroness Mr. Ian Liddell-Grainger, MP Mr. Su’a William Sio, MP, New Zealand Baroness Sarah Ludford Lord Purvis of Tweed Hon. Syed Naveed Qamar, MP, Pakistan Baroness Lord John Reid Dep. Mamadou Lamine Thiam, Senegal Mr. Mark Pritchard, MP, Rt. Hon. Angus Robertson, MP Lord Clive Stafford Soley Baroness Vivien Stern Mr. Graham Stuart, MP Treasurer Ms. Petra Bayr, MP Austria Mr. David Tredinnick, MP

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL Honourable Members: Chair Ms. Margareta Cederfelt, MP, Sweden

Councillors The global network of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), with over 1400 Mrs. Albana Vokshi, MP, Albania Members in 142 countries, expresses its profound sadness and solidarity with the Dip. Cornelia Schmidt Liermann, Argentina innocent victims of the inhumane attack against the British Parliament yesterday. Ms. Maria Vamvakinou, MP, Australia Dep. Jean Wyllys, Brazil Dep. Reine Benao Sakande, Burkina Faso PGA condemns, in the firmest possible way, this terrorist attack and other manifestations Dep. José Manuel Sanches Tavares, Cape Verde of violent extremism, which must be effectively fought and eradicated domestically and Dep. Emilie Beatrice Epaye, Central African Republic Dip. Tucapel Jimenez, Chile internationally. Dip. Alirio Uribe Munoz, Colombia Dip. Marvin Atencio Delgado, Costa Rica Dep. Mariam Traore, Cote d’Ivoire As Prime Minister Theresa May stated, the “streets of Westminster – home to the world’s Ms. Mette Gjerskov, MP, Denmark oldest Parliament – are ingrained with a spirit of freedom that echoes in some of the Sen. Julio Cesar Valentin, Dominican Republic furthest corners of the globe. And the values our Parliament represents – democracy, Dip. Lorena Peña, El Salvador freedom, human rights, the rule of law – command the admiration and respect of free Ms. Ana Gomes, MEP (Portugal), Mr. David Hennric Yeboah, MP, Ghana people everywhere.” Mr. Noel Grealish, MP, Ireland Ms. Lia Quartapelle, MP, Italy Yesterday’s event marked yet another attempt to undermine the values of democracy, Mr. Worlea S. Dunah, MP, Liberia Mr. Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri, MP, Malaysia freedom, human rights and the rule of law; values which PGA holds dear and which must Dep. Antonio Niquice, Mozambique be embraced by all civilized nations. Ms. Jacqui Dean, MP, New Zealand Sen. Chaudhary Aitzaz Ahsan, Pakistan Mr. Claude Kamanda, MP, Sierra Leone We look forward to continue to work together with you and all relevant British and Mr. Nimal Siripala de Silva, MP, Sri Lanka Commonwealth Parliamentary institutions in advancing the common values and Mr. Patrick Kensenhuis, MP, Suriname principles that underpin our open societies, including through PGA's new campaign to Hon. Jasson Rweikiza, Tanzania Sen. Wade Mark, Trinidad and Tobago prevent and counter violent extremism. Dr. Hryhoiyi Nemyria, MP, Ukraine Dip. Macarena Gelman, Uruguay Sincerely yours, Ms. Fungayi Jessie Majome, MP, Zimbabwe

SECRETARIAT Secretary-General Dr. David Donat Cattin

NGO in general consultative status Dip. Margarita Stolbizer, MP (Argentina) with the Economic and Social Council President of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA)

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