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Friday, 25 January 2019

61st Sitting of the Foreign Affairs Committee

At the sitting held on 25 January, the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee adopted reviewed the 2018 annual reports of the National Assembly’s standing delegations to international parliamentary institutions.

Committee Chairman Prof. Dr Zarko Obradovic said that little is known about the work and status of the National Assembly’s 11 standing delegations to international parliamentary institutions. Of the 11 delegations, eight have the status of full member, one of associate member (NATO PA), and two have the status of observer (Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie and CSTO PA), said Chairman Obradovic adding that the membership of the delegations ranges between two and eight. Obradovic said that all of them had improved the degree of involvement and results achieved which the international organizations had recognized and decided to have sessions in Belgrade. He proudly announced that Belgrade will be hosting the 141st IPU Assembly in October of this year.

The activities of the standing delegations were then presented by their respective heads: Aleksandra Tomic (PACE), Dragan Sormaz (NATO PA), Jadranka Jovanovic (Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie), Aleksandar Cotric (IAO), Milovan Drecun (CSTO PA) and IPU delegation member Dr Sanda Raskovic Ivic.

Following a debate, the Committee accepted all the reports.

The Committee also deliberated on the Bill on the Confirmation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the United Arab Emirates amending and modifying the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the United Arab Emirates on Visa Abolition for Diplomatic and Service/Special Passport Holders, presented by Acting Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Aca Jovanovic.

The Agreement was signed to promote bilateral relations between Serbia and UAE, boost economic and overall cooperation. It is a typical visa abolition agreement and will secure a visa-free regime for Serbian citizens since by the original agreement Serbia had rescinded visas for citizens of UAE, said Jovanovic.
Following a debate, the Committee accepted all the Bills.

The Committee members adopted five initiatives for visits, noted the regular activities of the National Assembly’s standing delegations, adopted reports on visits realized and noted the parliamentary and other realized contacts.

The Committee also established a PFG with Myanmar to be headed by MP Nedjo Jovanovic.

The sitting was chaired by Committee Chairman Prof. Dr Zarko Obradovic, and attended by the following Committee members and deputy members: Ljiljana Malusic, Dusica Stojkovic, Dragan Sormaz, Jovan Palalic, Jelena Vujic Obradovic, Tijana Davidovac, Maja Macuzic Puzic, Nikola Savic, Stefana Miladinovic and Dr Sanda Raskovic Ivic, as well as MPs not in the Committee: Aleksandar Cotric, MA Jadranka Jovanovic, Milovan Drecun and Dr Aleksandra Tomic.

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thursday, 18 april

  • 10.00 - visit of the students of Belgrade Trade School to the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

  • 11.00 - the Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee meets with Chinese ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, hall 53, 2nd floor)

  • 12.00 - visit of the students of the Vojvoda Radomir Putnik Elementary School to the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

  • 12.00 - press conference of National Assembly Speaker Ana Brnabic (National Assembly House 13, Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)

  • 12.45 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and Cooperation of the Republic of Suriname (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)

  • 13.40 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Prime Minister of Dominica (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)

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