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Fall Meetings of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to be held in Greece

04 September 2009 14:13 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Viktoria Dementieva â€“ APA. OSCE Parliamentarians will gather from 9 to 12 October in Athens to discuss â€œEnergy Security and Environmentâ€ during the annual OSCE PA Fall Meetings, APA reports.
Some 200 Members of Parliaments are expected to participate in the meetings, which will be addressed by senior officials including the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis; President of the Greek Parliament, Dimitrios Sioufas; and OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut,
In three focused sessions, the Parliamentary Conference on Energy and Security will address Regional Co-operation in Energy Security; Climate and Environmental Policy â€“ the Road to Copenhagen; and Optimal Utilization of Natural Resources for Human Security. The Fall Meetings also include a Mediterranean Forum which will consider prospects and challenges for the OSCE Mediterranean dimension, as well as a meeting of the Standing Committee.