Skopje, 26 October 2023 (MIA) – Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi met Thursday with Ambassador Kilian Wahl, Head of OSCE Mission to Skopje.

Xhaferi thanked Wahl for the support from the OSCE Mission to Skopje to the Parliament during the past period, Parliament said in a press release.

"There was also support for issues from the proposed Rules of Procedure, which is the result of five years of constructive work between parliamentary political parties to reach a consensus regarding the provisions foreseen in the new proposed Rules of Procedure of the Parliament. He underscored that the goal of all stakeholders in preparing the new draft Rules of Procedure is to prevent all unwanted cases of blocking the work of the parliament, learned from the previous experience of the past 30 years. He also briefed that the new Rules of Procedure are expected to be implemented by the next parliament’s composition. It is in the second-reading stage of the Committee on Rules of Procedure and Mandatory and Immunity Issues, which is scheduled for Friday, at which the submitted amendments to the proposed Rules of Procedure will be reviewed. It is expected some of the amendments, previously accepted by the consensus of coordinators of the parliamentary groups, to be approved. Xhaferi said that rules of the Parliament must be precise because they are the best tool for parliament functioning,” reads the press release.

Ambassador Wahl expressed his satisfaction with the coordination process regarding the adoption of the new Rules of Procedure of the Assembly and expressed hope for its approval by the end of this month. He also underlined the readiness of the OSCE Mission in Skopje to continue supporting and promoting the work of the Parliament wherever necessary in the future.

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