Maintaining International Networks

Part of 3. Questions to the Assembly Commission – in the Senedd at 3:10 pm on 20 June 2018.

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Photo of Elin Jones Elin Jones Plaid Cymru 3:10, 20 June 2018

(Translated)

I agree with the thrust of what the Member says. We have a greater responsibility, perhaps, as an Assembly and as individual Members in this place now to promote those international contacts, whether those are with member states or regional parliaments within the EU as it will exist, and also beyond the EU. So, I want to ensure that we continue with a system of supporting Members to make contacts either individually or as committees, or as groups of Members, and myself as well, as the Llywydd, will meet other Presiding Officers in other regional Parliaments. I had the opportunity recently to visit the parliament of Valencia as well as in Catalunya, and I’m looking forward in the coming weeks to welcoming the Presiding Officer of the Basque Country to the Senedd here. So, we have a greater responsibility now to support and promote our contacts or connections as a Parliament with other regions and countries around the world.