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President of the Parliamentary Assembly calls for stronger co-operation with the Congress  [18/10/2011]

Addressing the 21st session, Mevl�t �avusoglu, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, highlighted the areas of common interest and co-operation between both organisations. He emphasised that the Assembly fully supports the work of the Congress arguing that coordinated action at various levels of government is essential in dealing with today�s challenges. He mentioned, in particular, issues such as macroeconomic difficulties, environment, the European Social Charter, combating intolerance, the fight to eradicate sexual abuse of children and the process of democratic transformation in the Arab world. �The recent reforms of the Parliamentary Assembly will offer additional opportunities for developing cooperation between the Assembly and the Congress,� he concluded.   (Suite...)

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Le Pr�sident de l�Assembl�e parlementaire appelle � une plus grande coop�ration avec le Congr�s  [18/10/2011]

Intervenant lors de la 21e session, Mevl�t �avusoglu, Pr�sident de l�Assembl�e parlementaire du Conseil de l�Europe, a �voqu� les domaines d�int�r�t commun et de coop�ration entre les deux organisations. Il a insist� sur le plein soutien de l�Assembl�e aux travaux du Congr�s, affirmant que face aux probl�mes actuels une action coordonn�e des diff�rents niveaux de gouvernement �tait essentielle. Il a mentionn�, notamment, des questions telles que les difficult�s �conomiques, l�environnement, la Charte sociale europ�enne, le combat contre l�intol�rance, la lutte contre les abus sexuels concernant les enfants et les mutations d�mocratiques du monde arabe. ''Les r�formes r�centes de l�Assembl�e parlementaire offriront de nouvelles possibilit�s de coop�ration entre l�Assembl�e et le Congr�s'', a-t-il conclu.   (Suite...)

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