Inter Parliament Union President Duarte Pacheco today addressed MPs at the Central Hall inside the Parliament House. At the outset Pacheco thanked the distinguished gathering for their invitation, friendship and honour.
He added that Friendship is a two way street-we receive and we give, and I needed to come to India to say thank you to all of you face to face. Pacheco thanked India for its support in his campaign for IPU President. Pacheco added that it was a commitment of Indian diplomats, Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He informed the distinguished gathering that in him India has a special friend in the IPU who is ready to work side by side with India and its Parliament.
Pacheco added that this relationship is not just personal; because India and Portugal have a special relation going back more than five hundred years. He declared that India and Portugal have very close relations saying, “We are not just friends, we are brothers.”
Pacheco informed that the IPU is the oldest organization for parliamentary diplomacy, which is more than 130 years old. He added that IPU has won two Nobel Peace Prizes, because of its work in defending democracy and finding global solutions to global problems. We need to work every day to defend democracy because it is essential to our life.
Pacheco also spoke about the pressing global challenges of our time. How to win the war against poverty, terrorism and corruption and in these times, how to win against the COVID 19 pandemic and its social, economic consequences, these will be the main topics of discussion in the IPU Assembly in May. He added that India is the world’s largest democracy, which respects the political and religious conviction of each person. The commitment of India to Democratic values is a reality and can be seen every day.
He also said that India has achieved a huge economic and social development under the leadership of PM Modi. COVID has shown that only with multilateral efforts we can defeat this pandemic. Speaking about India’s role in vaccination against COVID 19 Pacheco said that “India is an example for the world, because you don’t only look out for your own welfare but also the entire world.” Pacheco also renewed Portugal’s support for India’s permanent membership of UNSC, saying that Portugal supports UN reform process.
At the outset Shri Pacheco thanked the distinguished gathering for their invitation, friendship and honour. He added that Friendship is a two way street-we receive and we give, and I needed to come to India to say thank you to all of you face to face. Shri Pacheco thanked India for its support in his campaign for IPU President. Shri Pacheco added that it was a commitment of Indian diplomats, Indian Parliament, Hon’ble Speaker Shri Om Birla and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. He informed the distinguished gathering that in him India has a special friend in the IPU who is ready to work side by side with India and its Parliament.
Shri Pacheco added that this relationship is not just personal; because India and Portugal have a special relation going back more than five hundred years. He declared that India and Portugal have very close relations saying, “We are not just friends, we are brothers.” Shri Pacheco informed that the IPU is the oldest organization for parliamentary diplomacy, which is more than 130 years old. He added that IPU has won two Nobel Peace Prizes, because of its work in defending democracy and finding global solutions to global problems. We need to work every day to defend democracy because it is essential to our life.
Shri Pacheco also spoke about the pressing global challenges of our time. How to win the war against poverty, terrorism and corruption and in these times, how to win against the COVID 19 pandemic and its social, economic consequences, these will be the main topics of discussion in the IPU Assembly in May. He added that India is the world’s largest democracy, which respects the political and religious conviction of each person. The commitment of India to Democratic values is a reality and can be seen every day. He also said that India has achieved a huge economic and social development under the leadership of PM Modi.
COVID has shown that only with multilateral efforts we can defeat this pandemic. Speaking about India’s role in vaccination against COVID 19 Shri Pacheco said that “India is an example for the world, because you don’t only look out for your own welfare but also the entire world.” Shri Pacheco also renewed Portugal’s support for India’s permanent membership of UNSC, saying that Portugal supports UN reform process.
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