| More than 530 foreign guests have applied for participation in the NATO PA’s Session in Riga (05.03.2010) |
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The NATO PA’s Spring Session will be attended by parliamentarians from 28 NATO member states, as well as from 14 associate member states of the NATO PA – Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine. Parliamentarians of these 14 countries will participate in the Session’s work without voting rights. NATO PA’s regional partner and Mediterranean associate member delegations, representatives of the European Parliament, as well as parliamentary observers, are expected to arrive in Riga. Parliamentarians from Afghanistan will also participate in this Session. Parliamentarians from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the Assembly of WEU (the European Security and Defence Assembly) are invited to take part in the Session. NATO PA events in Riga will be attended not only by parliamentarians from other countries but also by accompanying persons, parliamentary staff, staff of the NATO PA Secretariat, media representatives and other foreign guests. Participants of the Session will cover their own accommodation expenses. NATO PA sessions take place twice a year – in spring and autumn – and all NATO member states take turns in organising them. This spring, the Session will take place from 28 May until 1 June in Riga. The NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) is a consultative inter-parliamentary organisation founded in 1955 which unites parliamentarians from the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. The NATO PA is like a bridge between NATO and the legislators of its member states, and it helps to maintain support by parliaments and society for policies implemented by the Alliance.
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