Armenian Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan has participated in the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Strasbourg.
Simonyan also held meetings with partners to discuss key issues of bilateral interest, the parliament’s press service reported.Simonyan delivered a speech about Safeguarding Democracy at the conference. More than 60 Speakers or Deputy Speakers and around 400 delegates participated in the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament, which is held every two years under the auspices of the Strasbourg-based Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). This year marked the 50th anniversary of the first conference.
Following opening addresses by PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos and Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset, the themes of the conference were:
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Safeguarding democracy
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Guaranteeing freedom of expression in times of polarisation and uncertainty
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Violence against politicians
The first European Conference of Presidents of Parliament was held in 1975. It takes place every two years, hosted alternately in Strasbourg and in the capital of a Council of Europe member state.
