H.E. the PUIC Secretary General Prof. Dr. Mahmud Erol KILIC, accompanied by the Assistant Secretary General, participated as an observer, in the proceedings of the 9th Session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA), which was held in Siem Reap, cultural capital of the kingdom of Cambodia, in the period 28 November to first December 2016.

The theme of the Session was “Promoting Peace and Sustainable Development in Asia”. The Session was chaired by H.E. Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, President of the National Assembly of Cambodia.
H.E. the Secretary General delivered a speech at the session in which he stated that, “If peace is achieved, development shall be easy to attain and realize. As you know, peace has pillars that ensure its firm establishment and deep- rootedness, the most important of which is justice that is protected by strong institutions which guarantee justice for all. Furthermore, transparency shall flourish as well as accountability by which people shall be equal before the law.”
H.E. hailed the initiative to promote peace in Asia, and said, “As peace is an indivisible whole, its assurance and durability requires that all states, especially neighboring ones, shall also enjoy it.”
H.E. offered congratulations to H.E. Dr. Mohamad Ridha Majidi on the occasion of his election as the new Secretary General of the APA.

6 December 2016