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House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus
The eighth convocation
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26 February 2021

On 26 February 2021, the delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus to the OSCE PA continued its work at the OSCE PA Winter online-meeting taking part in the activities of the Assembly’s final day: meetings of the General Committees on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment and on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions.

Chaired by Doris Barnett (Germany), the OSCE PA’s General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment was addressed by representatives of the OSCE’s executive structures in Vienna, including Ambassador Florian Raunig, Chair of the Economic and Environmental Committee, and Ambassador Vuk Zugic, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities.


Committee Rapporteur Elona Hoxha (Albania) presented ideas and concepts for the draft resolution that will be considered at the 29th OSCE PA Annual Session this July, focusing her remarks on themes such as economic recovery, economic empowerment of women, migration management and climate change.

At the meeting of the OSCE PA General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment, Denis Karas, member of the Belarusian delegation, briefed parliamentarians on the experience of Belarus and the measures taken in the country to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kyriakos Hadjiyianni (Cyprus) chaired the meeting of the General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, which heard presentations by Matteo Mecacci, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Teresa Ribeiro, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Anne-Kirsti Karlsen, Chair of the Human Dimension Committee of the OSCE Permanent Council.


Committee Rapporteur, OSCE PA Vice-President Kari Henriksen (Norway) presented ideas and intentions for the resolution to be considered at the 29th Annual Session in Bucharest, highlighting the pandemic’s impact on the human dimension.


At the meeting of the OSCE PA General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Ivan Mamaiko, member of the delegation of the Parliament of the Republic of Belarus, in his speech confirmed the readiness of the Belarusian side to open, honest and respectful dialogue with his colleagues. The parliamentarian informed the Assembly members about the current situation in the country, focusing on the results of the recently held national forum –– VI Belarusian People’s Congress.

The committee meeting also featured reports on the OSCE PA election observation missions to Montenegro, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and the United States of America.


List of deputies: Karas Denis , Mamaiko Ivan
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