The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs Anita Demetriou, will travel to Prague tomorrow to participate in the Conference of Speakers of the Parliaments of the Member States of the European Union (EU), which will take place on 24 and 25 April 2023.
The issues to be addressed at the Conference of Presidents are Russian aggression against Ukraine and the EU's response in the wider geopolitical context, as well as the role of the EU in the context of global cooperation between democracies, in relation to the issue of the dependence of EU Member States on totalitarian regimes. The Conference will conclude its work with the adoption of Conclusions.
On Sunday, 23 April 2023, Ms Demetriou will participate in a Meeting of Women Presidents of EU Member States' Parliaments and attend a dinner hosted by the President of the Czech Parliament, Ms Markéta Pekarová Adamová. The main topic of the Meeting of Women Presidents will be the role of women in foreign policy and the strengthening of cooperation between them. Demetriou will have private meetings with the Presidents of the Parliaments of Georgia, Denmark, Spain, Ukraine and Serbia, as well as with the First Vice-President of the French National Assembly.
The President of the Parliament will return to Cyprus on Tuesday morning, 26 April 2023.
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