Верховній Раді України надали спеціальний статус спостерігача в Парламентській асоціації Співдружності (Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, CPA). — Укрінформ.
As Ukrinform reports, this was announced by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk on Facebook.
According to him, the decision was made by the CPA General Assembly.
"Another important achievement of Ukrainian parliamentary diplomacy! This is the result of our consistent work to expand international parliamentary cooperation," Stefanchuk said.
According to him, "the new status opens access for the Verkhovna Rada to the global parliamentary network CPA, international conferences, educational programs and exchange of experience with parliaments of different countries."
"For Ukraine, these are new opportunities to strengthen its voice on international parliamentary platforms, find partners and develop cooperation," Stefanchuk stressed.
The Commonwealth is an association of 56 sovereign states. Its members live in Africa, Asia, America and the Caribbean, Europe, the Mediterranean and the Pacific. Almost all of them have a common historical attachment to the United Kingdom through the former British Empire and use English for all official Commonwealth affairs.