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22 February 2013 The National Assembly Speaker in meeting with the Iraqi Minister of Tourism and Archeology
Friday, 22 February 2013
National Assembly Speaker Receives Iraqi Minister of Tourism and Archeology
The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, MA Nebojsa Stefanovic, received the Iraqi Minister of Tourism and Archeology, Liwaa Smaisim, accompanied by the Iraqi Ambassador, H.E. Falah Abdulhasan Abdulsada.
Greeting the guest, the National Assembly Speaker briefed him on the National Assembly’s work, reminding of the two countries’ friendly relations and expressing his pleasure at the visit. Stefanovic stressed that the two countries’ relations are on the rise in all aspects and that economic relations should be especially developed in future as both Serbia and Iraq need them.
Thanking the Speaker for the reception, the Iraqi Minister said that in the course of his meetings in Belgrade he noted the readiness and sincere wish to further the existing relations. Reminding that the relations between the two people have a vast historic background, Minister Smaisim deemed that they are obliged to continue strengthening them, which is confirmed by his visit to Serbia.
Minister Smaisim again invited Speaker Stefanovic to visit Iraq, adding that it is extremely important to strengthen interparliamentary cooperation which will, among other things, contribute to mutual assistance between Iraq and Serbia. Among the many areas where cooperation should be deepened the Minister especially noted tourism and archeology, as well as military cooperation, with the potential re-activating of the Iraqi Military delegation in Belgrade.
Speaker Stefanovic accepted the invitation to visit Iraq, endorsing all types of cooperation and stressing that he expected that the reached agreements would be realised. He informed the guest of the National Assembly’s Parliamentary Friendship Group with Iraq, encouraging direct communication among parliamentarians and adding that parliamentary contacts are the way to bring the two nations closer together.
Activities
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9.00 - sitting of the Committee on Spatial Planning, Transport, Infrastructure and Telecommunications (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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9.20 - press conference of the NEW DSS – POKS (NADA) Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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9.30 - sitting of the European Integration Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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9.30 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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10.00 - press conference of the Ecological Uprising Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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10.30 - sitting of the Foreign Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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12.00 - public hearing of the Culture and Information Committee on the topic: Public interview with the proposed candidates for Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media Council members (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Small Hall)
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15.00 - sitting of the Culture and Information Committee (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Small Hall)
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15.30 - the PFG with Italy, the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta meets with the Italian delegation to the Central European Initiative Parliamentary Dimension (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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16.00 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Head of the EU Delegation to receive the EC Report on Serbia’s Progress in 2025 (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)
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16.20 - press statements on the delivered EC Report on Serbia’s Progress in 2025 (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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17.00 - press conference of the Green-Left Front – Don’t Let Belgrade D(r)own and Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) – Party of Democratic Action of Sandzak (SDA Sandzak) – Party for Democratic Action (PDD) parliamentary groups (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)