ICAPP Update (14-25)

Dear Distinguished Members of the ICAPP Standing Committee,

As you may recall, at the 9th SC Meeting held in Islamabad in March 2008, SC Members agreed to hold a joint session between the ICAPP Standing Committee and the APA (Asian Parliamentary Assembly) Executive Council to explore ways to promote cooperation and coordination between the two organizations. The APA Secretariat recently informed us that, at the 6th APA Plenary Assembly held in Islamabad in December 2013, it was agreed to hold the joint session on the sideline of the first APA Executive Council meeting of each year.

In this regard, we have received a proposal yesterday from the APA Secretariat to hold the “First Joint Session between the ICAPP Standing Committee and the APA Executive Council” on the sideline of the first APA Executive Council meeting to be held in Islamabad during August 20-21, 2014.

The APA Secretariat also proposed to “exchange views on how to promote cooperation in Asia in the areas of development, peace, security and peaceful settlement of disputes, rule of law, democracy, good governance, poverty eradication, combating corruption, environment, and energy” at the joint session.

In this regard, SC Members are requested to confirm their participation in the ICAPP-APA joint session to be held in Islamabad on August 21 and present their suggestions on the agenda items at their earliest convenience.

With warm regards,

Chung Eui-yong

Co-Chairman of the Standing Committee

and Secretary General of the ICAPP

Seoul, Korea

(July 24, 2014)