127th Inter-Parliamentary
Nov 23, 2012 Estonian Life No. 47 2012
The 127th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly was held in Quebec City from 21st to 26th October 2012, with 670 members of parliament and parliamentary speakers among the delegates.
The IPU, headquartered in Geneva, with membership consisting of over 150 national parliaments, was established in 1889 and is the focal point for worldwide parliamentary dialog for the establishment of representative democracy. The theme of this year's IPU Assembly was “Citizenship, Identity and Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in a Globalised World”.
