4 March 2009
Boris Batura: European expertise in local governance is very important for Belarus
MINSK, March 4 (BelTA) – The European expertise in improving local governance system is very important for Belarus, Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the Belarusian National Assembly Boris Batura said at a plenary session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe which is being held in Strasbourg (France) on March 3-5, BelTA learnt from the information department of the Upper House of the Belarusian Parliament. Boris Batura met with Vice President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, head of the Armenian delegation Emin Yeritsyan, Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis and top officials of the Association of the Local Democracy Agencies (ALDA). The participants of the meetings discussed the cooperation prospects between the Council for Cooperation of Local Authorities of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.БЕЛТА