{"id":337237,"date":"2025-05-02T11:08:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/05\/02\/3rd-ecowas-parliament-deputy-speaker-calls-for-global-south-parliamentary-dialogue-joint-action\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:08:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:08:37","slug":"3rd-ecowas-parliament-deputy-speaker-calls-for-global-south-parliamentary-dialogue-joint-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/05\/02\/3rd-ecowas-parliament-deputy-speaker-calls-for-global-south-parliamentary-dialogue-joint-action\/","title":{"rendered":"3rd ECOWAS Parliament Deputy Speaker calls for global South Parliamentary dialogue, joint action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>By Elsie Appiah-Osei<\/p>\n<p>Accra, May 2, GNA \u2013 The 3rd Deputy Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has urged parliamentarians of the Global South to embrace parliamentary diplomacy and interregional dialogue to address global challenges and promote peace, security, and shared development.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Third Edition of the South-South Parliamentary Dialogue Forum in Rabat, Morocco, Mr Afenyo-Markin emphasised the importance of regional collaboration in tackling issues like trade protectionism, inflation, youth unemployment, terrorism, and migration.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Politics-Parliamentary-Dialogue-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-459672\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p>A statement issued by Mr Afenyo-Markin, also the Minority Leader in Ghana\u2019s Parliament on Friday and copied to the Ghana News Agency has said.<\/p>\n<p>It said: \u201cTrust is built when we begin to speak the language of our people, address their concerns, and reconcile perceptions with facts. Dialogue is the foundation for peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFailure to prioritize structured cooperation could lead to deeper economic instability, noting that rising global tariffs and shrinking supply chains will disproportionately harm Global South economies,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Afenyo-Markin, also the New Patrioric Parry Member of Parliament for Effutu, also called for the institutionalization of South-South parliamentary cooperation, proposing that forums like Association of Sanates, Shuras and Equivalent Councils in Africa and Arab World (ASSECAA) be used to \u201cdispel misunderstandings, foster solidarity, and transform people\u2019s aspirations into legislative action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The forum, themed \u201cInterregional and Intercontinental Dialogues in the Global South: A Vital Lever to Address New Challenges of International Cooperation and Achieve Peace, Security, Stability, and Shared Development,\u201d brought together parliamentary leaders from across continents to explore frameworks for joint legislative action and development partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>It noted the ECOWAS Parliament\u2019s presence at the forum underscored its commitment to deepening inter-parliamentary collaboration and shaping global dialogue on peace and development from a West African standpoint.<\/p>\n<p>GNA<\/p>\n<p>CA\/<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Elsie Appiah-Osei Accra, May 2, GNA \u2013 The 3rd Deputy Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has urged parliamentarians of the Global South to embrace parliamentary diplomacy and interregional dialogue to address global challenges and promote peace, security, and shared development. 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