International conference on development of parlimentarism

Last week I had an opportunity, courtesy of the Russian Embassy and the State Duma of the Russian Federation, to attend an international conference in Moscow, Russia where more than 600 delegates from more than 150 countries came under one roof to dialogue on issues and challenges facing ordinary people across the world and the role of parliamentary cooperation in combating global challenges.

The list of delegates included Speakers of National Assemblies, parliamentarians, academics and experts in various fields such as Public Policy, Security Studies, International Relations, International Political Economy etc, from all over the world.

From the discussions one can deduce that in today’s world, the complex problems of international and national security continue to aggravate and the scale of new challenges and threats are increasing.

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