Recently President of Parliament Hon. drs. Gracita Arrindell met with her colleague from Curacao Hon. Ivar Asjes in Willemstad, Curacao.
A number of issues were discussed, including the preparations for the opening of the new parliamentary year, and the challenges following the transition from the old to the new system of governance.
Another point deliberated upon was the handling of pending draft laws from the former Netherlands Antilles as well as the Kingdom partner’s parliamentary meetings.
“It was important to personally meet with my colleague and share our experiences of the past year presiding for the first time in a Parliament as a new institution of governance on both islands since 101010.
“I met with my Aruban and Curacao colleagues in March and again in June as well as the President of the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament in Holland back in March. It is good to know who your colleagues are within the Kingdom, and to discuss matters of mutual concern,” President of Parliament Hon. Gracita Arrindell said on Tuesday.
Curacao’s President of Parliament Hon. Ivar Asjes promised to return the courtesy visit to Sint Maarten.