Speaker in Rome for conference

The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Peter Ala Adjetey, on Tuesday left Accra for Rome, Italy to participate in an International Parliamentary Conference being organised by the Italian Parliament. The Conference under the theme, "Parliamentary Development and Italy/Africa Relations," would be attended by a number of Speakers from African Parliaments.

The conference would discuss an Italian proposal on behalf of Africa to be placed before the G8 summit. The Speaker who would be away for a week was seen off by the First Deputy Speaker, Mr Freddie Blay and Mr Ken Takyi, Clerk of Parliament.