TIRANA, April 30/ATA/- Young people are agents of change, and they have a say also in the COVID-19 situation.
With this aim, the OSCE Presence brought together its Youth Advisory Group and the Albanian Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to discuss COVID-19 situation in Albania, the work of the Albanian Delegation and youth involvement in the current situation.
Chair of the Albanian Delegation, Ditmir Bushati, and members Elona Gjebrea and Rudina Hajdari shared with the young people how they have been adapting their work under the pandemic and how they continue to communicate and co-operate with colleagues from other OSCE participating States, especially this year that Albania is Chair of the OSCE. They also informed about measures taken by the Albanian Assembly to respond to the current crisis.
Ambassador Borchardt welcomed the quick adaption and reaction of the Albanian parliament under COVID-19 situation.
MPs, young people and OSCE staff also discussed about the importance of rule of law and oversight role of parliaments, electoral reform and 2021 elections under COVID-19.
The MPs praised the gender balance of the Youth Advisory Group and invited them to give their opinion about measures taken to cope with COVID19 in Albania, stressing youth important role in engaging in the political and economic life of the country.
The Youth Advisory Group helps the Presence’s efforts to integrate a youth perspective into its programmatic activities. //a.i/
