SOFIA, BULGARIA, 20 – 21 NOVEMBER 2019. PARTICIPATION OF I.A.O. REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE STATUS OF OBSERVER TO THE 54TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PABSEC
Mr. Vasil Antonov, Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, Member of the I.A.O. Committee on International Policy, conveyed the greeting message on behalf of the I.A.O. stressing inter-alia:
“…the European aspect of the BSEC is validated with the participation of its Member States in the modern European law, having full member status in the Council of Europe … and with their participation under various status in the Union legal order as structured by the European Union. Moreover, the European dimensions of the BSEC are also reflected in its international institutional relations. Both the intergovernmental and the interparliamentary BSEC branch have granted the observer status to the European Commission and the European Parliament, as well as to some EU Member States … Thus, this Organization is inspired by the European ideals, highlights the principles and values of the European legal order and contributes and understands the European acquis … As a result, PABSEC – as an Organization of the wider European spectrum – must promote the independent parliamentarism and the European parliamentary ethics as a vehicle in order to avoid disturbing parliamentary relations by respective transnational differences”.
