[PIO] The President of the Parliament received the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs Anita Demetriou, received today the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), Mr Stephen Twigg, on the occasion of his visit to Cyprus. Twigg briefed the President of the Parliament on the latest developments regarding the issue of changing the legal status of the CPA, in relation to the time leading up to the 66th World Conference of the Organization in Ghana in the autumn of 2023, asking for the BPA's contribution in this direction.

In addition, Mr Twigg informed Ms Demetriou of the activities of the CPA's Parliamentary Academy and the training programmes it offers to parliamentarians and officials, both in person and online. Ms Demetriou praised the work carried out by the CPA on parliamentary diplomacy in general and on gender and youth issues in particular, and particularly on the activities of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP). Twigg on the latest developments on the Cyprus issue and in particular on the developments in the enclosed city of Famagusta, in the context of a message she had sent to her counterparts, including the President of the Executive Committee of the CCP, Mr. Ian Liddell-Grainger.

Finally, views were exchanged on the forthcoming official visit of the Speaker to London and other matters of common interest.

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