Speaker Seah Kian Peng on 6-day visit to Strasbourg, Rome and Vatican City众议院议长佘建平对斯特拉斯堡、罗马和梵蒂冈城进行为期6天的访问
Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng is on a six-day visit to France and Italy from Oct 18 (Sunday).He is leading a parliamentary delegation, comprising MPs Sharael Taha (Pasir Ris-Changi GRC), Pritam Singh (Aljunied GRC), Cassandra Lee (West Coast-Jurong West), and Dr Charlene Chen (Tampines GRC), to Strasbourg, France, Rome and Vatican City."The visit aims to strengthen inter-parliamentary ties and...
Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng is on a six-day visit to France and Italy from Oct 18 (Sunday).
He is leading a parliamentary delegation, comprising MPs Sharael Taha (Pasir Ris-Changi GRC), Pritam Singh (Aljunied GRC), Cassandra Lee (West Coast-Jurong West), and Dr Charlene Chen (Tampines GRC), to Strasbourg, France, Rome and Vatican City.
"The visit aims to strengthen inter-parliamentary ties and deepen Singapore’s engagement with European institutions," the Clerk of Parliament said in a statement on Sunday.
In Strasbourg, the delegation will meet the President of European Parliament Roberta Metsola, and chair of the European Parliament's committee on foreign affairs David McAllister.
These meetings will provide opportunities to reaffirm inter-parliamentary ties and exchange views on regional and international developments.
During the Strasbourg leg of their visit, the delegation will also visit the European Parliament and observe a plenary session, visit the Council of Europe and the Strasbourg Mayoralty, and engage with other members of the European Parliament.
The delegation will then head to Rome, where they will meet the President of the Chamber of Deputies Lorenzo Fontana.
They will also meet member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy Ciro Maschio, who also chairs the bilateral friendship section Italy-Southeast Asia, and other Italian parliamentarians.
Before leaving Rome, Seah is scheduled to attend a dinner with Singaporeans based there, reinforcing the people-to-people links between the two countries.
"The engagements will provide opportunities to strengthen parliamentary relations between Singapore and Italy and exchange views on issues of mutual interest," the Clerk of Parliament said.
The Singapore delegation will then visit Vatican City, where they will be meeting with Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Secretary for Relations with States and International Relations Archbishop Paul Richard Gallager.
"These engagements will reaffirm the warm relations between Singapore and the Holy See and provide opportunities to exchange views on regional and global developments.
"The visit will also advance parliamentary, and people-to-people exchanges," the Clerk of Parliament said.
国会议长谢建平将于10月18日（星期日）起对法国和意大利进行为期六天的访问。
他率领一个国会代表团，成员包括议员沙拉尔·塔哈（巴西立-樟宜集选区）、毕丹星（阿裕尼集选区）、李嘉欣（西海岸-裕廊西）和陈嘉琳博士（淡滨尼集选区），前往法国斯特拉斯堡、罗马和梵蒂冈城。
“此次访问旨在加强议会间联系，并深化新加坡与欧洲机构的合作，”国会秘书长周日在一份声明中表示。
在斯特拉斯堡，代表团将与欧洲议会议长罗伯塔·梅特索拉和欧洲议会外交事务委员会主席戴维·麦卡利斯特会面。
这些会议将提供机会，重申各国议会间关系，并就区域和国际发展交换意见。
在访问斯特拉斯堡期间，代表团还将访问欧洲议会并旁听全体会议，访问欧洲委员会和斯特拉斯堡市长办公室，并与其他欧洲议会议员进行交流。
代表团随后将前往罗马，在那里他们将与众议院议长洛伦佐·丰塔纳会面。
他们还将与意大利众议院议员、意大利-东南亚双边友好委员会主席西罗·马斯基奥以及其他意大利议员会面。
在离开罗马之前，谢先生计划与在罗马的新加坡人共进晚餐，以加强两国人民之间的联系。
“这些交流活动将为加强新加坡和意大利之间的议会关系以及就共同关心的问题交换意见提供机会，”国会秘书长表示。
新加坡代表团随后将访问梵蒂冈城，在那里他们将与国务卿皮埃特罗·帕罗林枢机主教和负责与各国关系及国际关系的国务卿保罗·理查德·加拉格尔大主教会面。
“这些交流将重申新加坡与梵蒂冈之间的友好关系，并为双方就区域和全球发展交换意见提供机会。”
“此次访问还将促进议会内部以及民间交流，”议会秘书长表示。