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8 August 2012 National Assembly Speaker MA Nebojsa Stefanovic talks to the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia Dimitrios Kypreos (PHOTO: Tanjug)
Wednesday, 8 August 2012
National Assembly Speaker Receives Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia
Today, at the National Assembly House, National Assembly Speaker MA Nebojsa Stefanovic received the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos.
At the beginning of the meeting, Ambassador Kypreos congratulated Speaker Stefanovic on being elected to the post, wishing Serbia a bright and modern future as a member of the European Union. He stressed that his wishes are not formal and that the OSCE Mission would be at the National Assembly’s disposal at all times so as to raise the existing successful cooperation and joint projects to an even higher level. He added that, as before, the OSCE Mission would be the right hand of the Parliament which should be the epicenter of parliamentary life.
National Assembly Speaker MA Nebojsa Stefanovic agreed with the assessment, stressing that the parliament’s role is to protect democracy, protect the ethnic and political minorities and promote the opposition’s right to control the government. Stefanovic also said that he values the projects involving the OSCE Mission and hoped that the support would continue. He said that in the new mandate the Parliament and he personally would be open to all proposals and suggestions i.e. to cooperation with other parliaments whose experience of parliamentary life could improve the functioning of the National Assembly.
Ambassador Kypreos and Speaker Stefanovic agreed that the joint activities which gave significant results should be continued and that there was room to expand the existing cooperation.
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10.00 - visit of the students of the “Kosta Cukic” High School to the National Assembly (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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11.00 - continuation of the second meeting of the Working Group for the Improvement of the Electoral Process (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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11.00 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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11.00 - sitting of the Security Services Control Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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13.00 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Head of the ODIHR Observation Mission (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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13.30 - press conference of the Head of the ALEKSANDAR VUCIC – Serbia Must Not Stop Parliamentary Group Milenko Jovanov (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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14.30 - press conference of MP Milija Miletic (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)