Sorour heads Egypt's delegation to int'l Parliamentary Conference

Egyptian People's Assembly Speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour will head Egypt's delegation to the international parliamentary conference,' to be held in Burkina Faso on September 7-13.

The conference will discuss two main issues on child protection and means of combating AIDS/HIV and other epidemics that constitute a serious threat to public health, social, economic and political development.

The conference will tackle an additional item, subject to participants' agreement by a two-thirds majority, pertaining to the contribution of parliaments in settling the tragic situation in the Palestinian territories and sending international observers to protect the Palestinian people.

The conference is scheduled to deal with the issue of cooperation between the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the United Nations.

Meanwhile, Sorour received yesterday Indonesian Parliament speaker Akhbar Than Gang who is currently on a private visit to Egypt.

The meeting covered means of enhancing bilateral relations and was attended by Indonesian ambassador in Cairo and the People's Assembly Secretary-General.