Tokyo – President of the Chamber of Deputies, Laura Boldrini, is now in Japan, to take part in the 14th Conference between the Presidents of the Lower Houses of the G7 countries on Friday. The meeting is divided into two sessions: the first will deal with “the role of parliaments in social integration”; the second – at which the speaker will be Boldrini – will address “the parliamentary contribution to the strengthening of peace and security framework.” Alongside the President will be her counterparts from Japan (Tadamori Oshima, House of Representatives), Canada (Geoff Regan, House of Commons), France (Claude Bartolone, National Assembly), Germany (Norbert Lammert, Bundestag) and the UK (John Bercow, the House of Commons). Edward Royce will participate for the United States, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, while the European Parliament will be represented by the Vice President Mairead McGuinness. (9Colonne)
