MINSK, 12 November (BelTA) – Belarusian and Colombian parliamentarians have reached an agreement on expanding the interparliamentary dialogue, BelTA learned from Pavel Popko, a member of the International Affairs Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus.
An online meeting of members of the Belarusian parliament’s working group on cooperation with parliaments of individual states of Central and South Americas with the group on parliamentary friendship between the Chamber of Representatives of the Congress of the Republic of Colombia and the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus took place in the lower chamber of the Belarusian parliament.
The head of the Belarusian group Pavel Popko and the head of the Colombian one David Alejandro Toro Ramirez exchanged opinions about the state and prospects of bilateral relations and mentioned the importance of expanding the interparliamentary dialogue.
“A very constructive dialogue with our Colombian friends and partners in Colombia’s Chamber of Representatives took place. We touched upon three blocks of topics today. We began with a review of accomplishments of Belarus and Colombia,” Pavel Popko said. “We see that the bills, which are passed in our countries, are designed to benefit our residents and national interests. Belarus has something to be proud of. We see that the Colombian side also very actively advances with the development of agriculture and economy. A lot of shared topics.”
According to the MP, one of the blocks was dedicated to economy and the promotion of products. The parties also paid attention to concrete draft laws. “Every member of the friendship group presented a brief report on the bills they are focusing on right now,” Pavel Popko said.
Close attention was paid to the matter of realization of the Belarusian-Colombian agreement on mutually waiving visa requirements for short-term stays. Members of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus passed the relevant bill in one reading at a session on 15 October.
Photos courtesy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus
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