Wednesday, 30 September 2009President Abdullah Gul will address the opening of the Parliament's new legislative year on October 1.
Parliament Speaker Mehmet Ali Sahin will chair the Parliamentary General Assembly that will convene at 3.00 p.m.
The Turkish parliament will enter the new legislative year to begin October 1st with a busy schedule.
The issues high on the agenda which have recently stirred heated debates, will be brought to parliament floor with the beginning of the new legislative year.
The government's democratization initiative launched to address the Kurdish issue which created tension with the opposition, will be the first issue to be discussed in the Parliament's General Assembly. The government announced earlier that they would make public the measures included in the initiative at the General Assembly.
Another issue to be discussed on parliament floor is the recently initialled protocols between Turkey and Armenia for the normalization of relations and opening of border gates. The issue will be discussed in the foreign relations committee first and later at the General Assembly.
The parliament is also expected to discuss whether or not to extend the Turkish Army's mandate to launch cross border operations which will expire on October 17. The government first consider the issue in the first cabinet meeting and later it will be put to vote in the General Assembly. |
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
ANKARA (A.A)
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