NATO Parliamentary Assembly

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The NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO-PA), formerly the North Atlantic Assembly, is an inter-parliamentary organization of legislators. Rather than being established by the North Atlantic Treaty, NATO-PA is a separate entity from NATO, although it maintains a close working relationship with NATO^[1]. NATO-PA's Standing Committee meets annually with both the Secretary General and the Permanent Representatives to the North Atlantic Council.

NATO-PA's origins date back to 1955, when an annual conference of NATO parliamentarians was created[1]. In November 1967, the North Atlantic Council recommended that an informal relationship be established between the two bodies.

[edit] List of presidents

• Pierre Lellouche (2004–2006)
• Bert Koenders (2006–2007)
• José Lello (2007–present)

[edit] References

1. ^ NATO PA - NATO-PA-NATO Relations

[edit] External links

• NATO Parliamentary Assembly