International Conference on Youth Parliamentarism Held in St. Petersburg

29 April 2022

International Conference on Youth Parliamentarism Held in St. Petersburg

Today, a plenary session of the International Research and Practice Conference ”Youth Parliamentarism in St. Petersburg” dedicated to the Day of Russian Parliamentarism was held in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg. MPs of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, politicians, public figures and representatives of youth organizations attended the meeting.

Secretary General of the IPA CIS Council Dmitriy Kobitskiy sent a welcoming speech to the organizers and participants of the event.

According to Dmitriy Kobitskiy, all CIS countries recognized the need to develop youth parliamentarism, as evidenced by the fact of the establishment of the Youth CIS Interparliamentary Assembly. This permanent consultative and advisory authority ensures the practical participation of young parliamentarians in the development of draft model legislation and decision-making affecting the rights and interests of young people.

Deputy Secretary General of the IPA CIS Council – Plenipotentiary Representative of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Igor Musalimov spoke about youth policy and youth parliamentarism in Kazakhstan, including measures to increase the involvement of young people in political processes.

Deputy Head of the IPA CIS Council Secretariat Elena Kuzina and Executive Secretary of the Youth CIS Interparliamentary Assembly Margarita Safarova also attended the conference.

Photo: www.assembly.spb.ru