Philipsburg:---A delegation of the Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles consisting of the parliamentary group leaders or their substitutes and headed by the Chairman of the Parliament, Mr. Pedro Atacho, will participate in the parliamentary contact meeting between the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, which is to be held in Bonaire from June 1 through June 4 next. This meeting will take place at Passangrahan.
During the parliamentary contact the undermentioned topics will be dealt with:
- State of affairs with respect to the implementation of the Final Declaration;
- State of affairs with regard to the constitutional reforms;
- The free movement of persons between the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba;
- Draft Kingdom Act on the movement of persons;
- Discussion relating to the foreign policy of the Kingdom;
- Evaluation of the Parliamentary Consultations between the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba;
- Situation regarding the airspace between the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba;
- Registration of ethnicity in the Netherlands;
- Presentation by the Ombudsman of the island territory of Curacao
- Airport tax between the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
The opening discourses on June 1, 2010, starting at 10.00 o'clock, are public: the press and the public may be present. The deliberations on the specific points, will be held in closed sessions.
During the parliamentary contact a presentation will be given by the Minister of Constitutional and the Interior Affairs, Mr. R. Duncan, on the situation regarding the constitutional reforms.
A presentation will also be given by the Minister of Transport and Communication, Mr. P. Illidge, about the situation concerning the airspace between the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
A presentation will also be delivered by Ms Alba Martijn, LL.M., of the Office of the Ombudsman regarding her duties as Ombudsman.
All the presentations will be public. In addition, the delegations will pay a working visit to Cargill Salt Bonaire and Water en Electricity Company of Bonaire.
In conclusion, the chairmen of the respective parliaments will hold a press conference at the end of the parliamentary meeting in order to present the results of the parliamentary contact.
