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Hon. Thor PedersenSpeaker of the Parliament of Denmark – FolketingetDENMARKEmail:[email protected]Amsterdam, 18 April 2011RE:Polish EU Presidency Seminar:“African Development CooperationStrategies – Lessons from the New EU Member States”26 July 2011:Warsaw, Poland
Honorable Speaker,In conjunction with the EU Presidency of Poland during the second half of 2011, theAssociation of European Parliamentarians with Africa (AWEPA) and the Polish Sejm areorganising in cooperation with the Polish Senate the Polish EU Presidency Seminar to beheld on 26 July in Warsaw, Poland. The subject of discussion: “AfricanDevelopmentCooperation Strategies – Lessons from the New EU Member States”serves to promote adialogue between African and European parliamentarians on development strategies andto highlight the experience in transformation-related issues of the new EU countries.The key objectives of this seminar will be:To discuss the Official Development Assistance (ODA) strategies and priorities inAfrica of the EU and the oversight role of parliament in the effective use of aidTo exchange African development policies and strategies for assistance of “older”EU member states and experience in transformation-related issues of the new EUmember statesTo exchange perspectives on development strategies towards the achievement ofthe Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and mobilising parliamentary actionfor its attainment
We hope to receive a positive response to our invitation and look forward to welcomingyou in Warsaw.Yours sincerely,
Minister of State Ms. Miet SmetAWEPA President
Hon. Tadeusz IwińskiHead of Polish AWEPA Section
