Friday, 25 september 2009, Strasbourg
Participation of the Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Delegation of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, composed of Mr. Igor Ivanovski, Mr. Zoran Petreski, Mr. Andrej Zernovski and Mrs. Flora Kadriu will participate in the Third part of the Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, from 28 September to 2 October 2009 in Strasbourg, France.
During the session the Parliamentary Assembly will elect the new Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and will discuss topics such as the challenges posed by climate change, the war between Russia and Georgia one year after, the promotion of cultural knowledge, creativity and intercultural understanding through education, the activities of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), as a general policy debate on the future for the Council of Europe.
The highlights of the autumn session will include the addresses of the President of Slovenia, Mr. Danilo Turk, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, Mr. Samuel Zbogar, the Secretary of State for European Affairs of France, Mr. Pierre Lellouche, the Secretary General of the OECD, Mr. Angel Gurria and others.
Several events are also scheduled during the Session to mark the 60 anniversary of the Council of Europe.