ISLAMABAD: Biggest ever conference in parliamentary history of the country, "The Asian Parliamentary Assembly" (APA) will start from December 8 to 10.
The conference is an Asiawide organization bringing together parliaments from all the Asian countries.
About 27 countries, representing parliaments and parliamentarians from all over Asia, have confirmed to participate in the conference, which will include nearly 200 delegates.
The APA, which last met in Damascus in 2010, this time has a very relevant conference, theme, namely, "Asian Century: Cooperation in Economy, Energy and Environment",.
Islamabad Declaration will be issued at the end of the conference with aim to promote the theme of the Asian Century, he added.
The conference will be open to media and a special centre will be established to facilitate the coverage of the important conference.
The Senate of Pakistan has also arranged live streaming of the conference through its especially dedicated website: www.asianparliament.org.pk, he said.
Mushahid Hussain who is also chairman of organizing committee of APA talking to APP said that the conference would not only enhance the image of Pakistan since it is playing a pivotal role in most strategic region of Asia, but also on the pressing issues such as economy, energy and the environment, the APA would seek to present a way-forward.
To another question, he said, foolproof security arrangements would be made with the cooperation of Interior Ministry for the conference.
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