Roma - 140 members of Parliament from 40 Countries (27.10.16)

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http://www.pupia.tv - Roma - SEMINAR NATO - The plenary hall of Montecitorio will host a seminar of the mediterranean and middle east special group with the attendance of 140 members of Parliament from 40 Countries Italian audio On Thursday 27 and Friday 28 October, a Seminar of the Mediterranean and Middle East Special Group (GSM) of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly will take place in Rome. The event, which is promoted by the Italian Delegation to NATO chaired by MP Andrea Manciulli, will be divided into six sessions dealing with the key issues of the day, namely: the situation in Libya and North Africa; the management of migration flows and the control of borders; the political ramifications of the migration crisis in Europe and the United States; the strategic importance of the Western Balkans as an interface between the MENA region and Europe; the situation in Syria and Iraq; and radicalisation and terrorism in Europe. The first session will be devoted to discussing a report presented by Andrea Manciulli on the encroachment of terrorism into areas close to Europe, which focuses on the challenges facing the Alliance in Libya and the Mediterranean area. More than 140 members of parliament from 40 countries will be attending the Seminar, including MPs of NATO Member States, associated Mediterranean countries, Gulf States and countries on the southern rim of the Mediterranean. In addition to NATO Member States, the following countries will also be represented: Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Switzerland, Algeria, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, the Palestinian National Council, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Cyprus, the UAE, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Mauritania and Yemen. The Seminar will also hear from academics and security experts specialising in the Mediterranean and Middle East, with particular reference to jihadi terrorism, as well as from experts on immigration affairs and the crises in Syria, Libya and the Middle East. The event, to be held in the Plenary Hall of the Chamber of Deputies, will be addressed by: Laura Boldrini, President of the Chamber of Deputies; Angelino Alfano, Minister of the Interior; Paolo Gentiloni, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Roberta Pinotti, Minister of Defense; Marco Minniti, Undersecretary to the Prime Minister; General Claudio Graziano, Chief of the Defence Staff; Abdul Raouf Ibrahimi, President of Afghanistan's Lower House (Wolesi Jirga); and Brett McGurk, President Obama's Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL. The seminar will be streamed live on the WebTV and satellite channel of the Chamber of deputies' * * * The Mediterranean and Middle East Special Group (GSM) of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly is a forum through which MPs from NATO Member States and MPs from Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries can meet to discuss political and security issues and promote cooperation. This forum provides a very valuable opportunity for dialogue with countries in the Mediterranean area that are not members of NATO. By convention, the forum is held annually in Italy, and, over time, has become a permanent committee. (27.10.16)