THE Speaker of the German Bundestag (Parliament) is leading a seven member parliamentary delegation tour of Tonga to attend a Choral Evening to mark the 140th anniversary of friendship between the two countries in Nuku’alofa on Sunday, October 9, 2016.
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga – October 4, 2016 THE Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) and New Zealand Parliamentarians Group on Population and Development (NZPPD) jointly invited the Lord Speaker, Lord Tu’ivakano and the Minister of Health, Hon. Saia Mau Piukala to the AFPPD-NZPPD Agenda 2030 Workshop for Pacific Parliaments on Prioritizing the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Agenda in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) held at Wellington, New Zealand on 28-29 September 2016.
On 20-23 September, Hon. Lord Tu’ivakano, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga attended the 2016 Commemoration for the International Day of Peace in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China. H.E. Mr. Li Yuanchao, Vice President of the People’s Republic of China and distinguished guests from over 33 countries around the world were present for the event.