Vienna, SANA- With the participation of a delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic, First Global Parliamentary Summit on Counter-Terrorism was opened on Thursday in the Austrian capital Vienna.<\/p>\n
The summit is held in partnership between the Inter-Parliamentary Union(IPU) and the United Nations and the host country Austria.<\/p>\n
President of the National Council Wolfgang Sobotka affirmed in the opening speech the importance role of the parliaments in preventing terrorism and developing effective strategies to combat extremism , especially the current situations in Afghanistan and Africa.<\/p>\n
Sobotka pointed out that terrorism and extremism pose a threat to the security of states, the values of democratic societies and the freedom of citizens. Adding that the national parliaments play a major role in combating terrorism through issuing laws, ratifying international conventions and implementing related measures.<\/p>\n
The conference sessions focus on combating violent extremism and hate speech, developing effective strategies, discussing challenges and searching for effective solutions to those affected by terrorism.<\/p>\n
The Syrian delegation participating in the conference is headed by Arab and Foreign Affairs Committee at People\u2019s Assembly, Boutros Morjana., the deputy head of the committee Ammar al-Assad, the committee\u2019s rapporteur, Sherine Youssef, and the administrator Iyad al-Hassan.<\/p>\n
Nisreen Othman \/ Shaza Qreima<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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