Parliamentary conference to discuss cooperation in Baltic region

HELSINKI, August 29 (Itar-Tass) -- The Baltic Sea Parliamentary
Conference devoted to the theme of green growth and blue sea in the Baltic
Sea Region will open here on Monday to discuss energy security,
development and cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region.
"More than 200 lawmakers and statesmen from the countries in the
Baltic Sea Region, regional parliaments, the ecological Helsinki
Commission (HELCOM), the European Parliament and various parliamentary
unions will participate in the conference," the press service of the
Finnish parliament told Itar-Tass. The conference will discuss major
ecological problems in the region, the prospects for development and other
topical issues for two days. The delegation of the lawmakers from the
Federation Council and the State Duma, the legislative assemblies of
Karelia, the Leningrad and Kaliningrad regions will represent Russia.
The Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference will be held already for the
20th time, the press service of the Finnish parliament reported. High on
the agenda of the conference is a historical review of this parliamentary
forum. The rapporteurs will report on the EU's Baltic Sea Strategy and the
Northern Dimension, the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan, international
efforts to improve the ecological situation in the Baltic Sea and the
security measures in the sea. The anniversary conference will also focus
on the prospects for parliamentary cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region.
The parliamentary forum will also hold a presentation of Russia as a
country, which will host the conference in 2012.