Secretary General of the Asian Parliament Assembly (APA) Mohammad-Hadi Nejad-Hosseinian has declared here that the first meeting of the Assembly's Executive Council will be held in Tehran from September 9-11, IRNA reported. Nejad-Hosseinian added that MPs from 25 Asian countries will take part in the event, including three to five legislators from each parliament of APA member states. The Executive Council is obliged to draw up the agenda of APA general assembly, which will be held in Tehran on November 19, he added. He noted that changing the Association of Asian Parliaments for Peace (AAPP) into the Asian Parliament Assembly is considered a starting point for emergence of unity among Asian parliaments. The Executive Council has set up 10 working groups in different fields to formulate eight programs, which will be studied in the first meeting in Tehran, he said. An Iranian organization will undertake the implementation of the APA ratifications, he said, noting that the council has proposed to establish Asian internet to be used by people of the continent.
