59TH NATO PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY SESSION ENDS

New York, 10 Dzulhijjah 1434/15 October 2013 (MINA) – NATO lawmakers has denounced the Syrian regime for the killing of civilians, and they called for the Western powers not to end sanctions against Iran until Tehran prove that its nuclear program serve no military purpose.

Members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly also called for the continuation of NATO’s open door policy towards the western Balkans in a series of recommendations they adopted on Monday at the closing session of the of their four-day meeting in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

These recommendations are not obligatory but they will be delivered to the NATO General Secretary Anders Fogh Rasmussen, as well as to the members of the NATO Council, Anadolu Agency reported as monitored by (MINA) Mi’raj News Agency, Monday (14/10)

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At the end of the meeting, president of the Croatian parliament, Josip Leko, spoke for the media expressing his satisfaction with the meeting.

“I believe we have done a good job. Over 268 parliament members from all around the world, including those from 27 NATO countries, were present here in Dubrovnik.

Together, we had more than 800 participants from 49 countries,” Leko said, adding that the topics of the session were equally relevant and important for all.

The NATO PA consists of 257 delegates from the 28 NATO member countries. Delegates from 14 associate countries; the European Parliament; 4 regional partner and Mediterranean associate member countries; as well as parliamentary observers from 7 other countries and 3 inter-parliamentary assemblies also take part in its activities.

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Delegates to the Assembly are nominated by their parliaments according to their national procedures, on the basis of party representation in the parliaments. The Assembly therefore represents a broad spectrum of political opinion.

The Assembly’s governing body is the Standing Committee, which is composed of the Head of each member delegation, the President, the Vice-Presidents, the Treasurer and the Secretary General.

The International Secretariat, under its Secretary General, is responsible for all administration and the bulk of research and analysis that supports the Assembly’s Committees, Sub-Committees and other groups.

The headquarters of the Assembly’s 30-strong International Secretariat is located in central Brussels.(T/P012/P04)

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Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)