Inter Parliamentary Union President Duarte Pacheco to attend felicitation ceremony and address Members under the auspices of the Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG) in Central Hall of Parliament House on 16 March.
Pacheco is on a week long visit to India on the invitation of Indian Parliament. Pacheco called on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and witnessed the proceedings of the Upper House.
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) formed in 1889, is one of the oldest and largest international Parliamentary body consisting of more than 179 Members. IPU espouses for the cause of promoting democracy across the world and take up issues of international importance, such as, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Climate Change, Gender Equality, etc.
India, since its independence, has always been an active Member of Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU).
In the past, G.S. Dhilon, the then Speaker of Lok Sabha and Dr. Smt. Najma Heptulla, the then Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha had served as the Presidents of IPU.
India has been contributing to the deliberations and outcomes of IPU by being on various Standing Committees, Forums and Advisory.
In this regard, it may be recalled that Lok Sabha Speaker had held a virtual meeting with Mr. Pacheco on 25 August 2020.
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