Formation of ASEAN parliament urged<\/p>\n
MANILA (Reuter): The Philippines yesterday called for the
\nformation of a regional parliament to pass laws to combat the
\nspread of AIDS and drug addiction.<\/p>\n
Congress Speaker Jose de Venecia urged parliamentarians from
\nthe Association of Southeast Asian Nations to study the
\nfeasibility of setting up an ASEAN parliament by the turn of the
\ncentury.<\/p>\n
He made the proposal in a speech at the opening of the 15th
\nannual meeting of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization.<\/p>\n
\"The need for a supra-national legislature in ASEAN in the
\nnear future is on its way to acceptance,\" he said. A parliament
\n\"will certainly hasten ASEAN's full integration\".<\/p>\n
He said a regional legislature could pass laws on problems
\nfacing all ASEAN members: the environment, drug abuse and
\nAcquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.<\/p>\n
\"An ASEAN parliament would also be a good forum for agreeing
\non an ASEAN position on global issues like the GATT agreements on
\ntrade and tariffs,\" de Venecia said.<\/p>",
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