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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The delegation of the Legislative Council continued its visit in Prague of the Czech Republic on September 15.
The delegation attended a lunch hosted by Mr Marek Benda, Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs and members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the Czech Republic. The delegation learnt that the proposal to dissolve the Chamber of Deputies did not receive majority support and the parliamentary elections would probably be held in June 2010, after the Chamber of Deputies had served its full four-year term. During the lunch, the delegation exchanged views with the Members of Parliament on the latest development of the political situation and other constitutional issues.
The delegation also met Bishop Vaclav Maly, Archdiocese of Prague; Ms Helena Bambasova, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Dr Michal Kopecek, Head of the Department for Post 1989 Development, Institute for Contemporary History of the Academy of Sciences.
The delegation gained a better understanding of the history and latest political and constitutional development of the Czech Republic, its political parties, electoral system as well as the current foreign policies of the country.
The delegation will depart for Zagreb of the Republic of Croatia today (September 16) to continue its duty visit.
Ends/Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Issued at HKT 15:24
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