National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Activities / Activity details
Thursday, 30 July 2015
36th Sitting of the Foreign Affairs Committee
At the sitting held on 30 July, the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee accepted several initiatives for upcoming visits, noted the regular activities of the National Assembly’s standing delegations and adopted the reports on previously realised visits and contacts.
The bills were elaborated by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who said that the Bill on International Restrictive Measures fulfils the obligation to respect and implement international restrictive measures in accordance with international law and the obligations stemming from membership in international organisations (United Nations). Assistant Minister Branimir Filipovic said that by passing the Bill Serbia would be fulfilling one of the obligations of Negotiation Chapter 31 – Foreign, Security and Defence Policy, as outlined in the National Plan for the Adoption of the EU Acquis Communautaire.
At the sitting, the Committee also set up a Parliamentary Friendship Group with Ethiopia, electing MP Zlata Djeric PFG Head.
The Committee also accepted the amendments and modifications to the composition of the PGFs with Malta, Bahrain and the Republic of Korea.
The sitting was chaired by Committee Chairperson Aleksandra Djurovic.
Committees related to this activity
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9.30 - meeting of the General Committee on Political and Home Affairs and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Central European Initiative Parliamentary Dimension (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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9.30 - meeting of the General Committee on Economic Affairs and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Central European Initiative Parliamentary Dimension (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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9.30 - meeting of the General Committee on Cultural Affairs and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Central European Initiative Parliamentary Dimension (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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11.00 - National Assembly Deputy Speaker Elvira Kovacs speaks at the opening of the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Central European Initiative Parliamentary Dimension (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)