Manamá - The delegation of the Angolan National Assembly arrived, this Thursday, in Manamá, capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain, to participate in the 146th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), to take place from 11 to 15 of the current month.
The delegation led by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Carolina Cerqueira, is made up by deputies Idalina Valente, Arlete Chimbinda, Albertina Felisberto, João Gaspar, Kilamba Van-Dúnem and the General Secretary of the National Assembly, Pedro Agostinho de Néri.
During the holding of the event, Angola will receive the testimony of this Asian country for the 147th Assembly of the Inter-parliamentary Union to be hosted by the Angolan Parliament in October this year, in Luanda.
The Angolan parliament will promote the mentioned event at the Exhibition World Bahrain, in Manamá.
During the 146th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the parliamentarians will analyse the organisation´s strategies on climate change, accountability at all levels, the transformation of speeches into actions to fight climate change, as well as the strengthening of climate legislation to reduce emissions and support for a clean energy transition.
The Inter-Parliamentary Union is made up of 178 national parliaments and 12 regional assemblies. It is currently the main parliamentary interlocutor for the United Nations.
