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Browsing through this RETROSPECTIVE COLLECTION of press releases of the Inter-Parliamentary Union is the best way to learn quickly about the not-so-distant events in the life of the Union and the world parliamentary community. To select a year other than 1997, go directly to the corresponding page:

	UNGA welcomes co-operation with Parliament (New York, 28 October 1997)
	Miguel Angel Martinez elected President of IPU Council (Cairo, 16 September 1997)
	Universal Declaration on Democracy adopted by IPU (Cairo, 16 September 1997)
	98th IPU Confernce ends its work in Cairo (Cairo, 15 September 1997)
	President Mubarak opens 98th IPU Conference (Cairo, 11 September 1997)
	Ahmed Fathy Sorour elected President of Cairo Conference (Cairo, 11 September 1997)
	Mrs Mubarak opens Cairo meeting of women MPs (Cairo, 10 September 1997)
	98th IPU Conference to take place in Cairo (Cairo/Geneva, 3 September 1997)
	Inter-Parliamentary Union signs Co-operation Agreement with FAO (Geneva, 12 August 1997)
	Employment is key to stability in the Mediterranean, CSCM meeting concludes (Monte Carlo/Geneva, 4 July 1997)
	Employment policies at heart of IPU Monaco meeting on Mediterranean security and co-operation (Monte Carlo/Geneva, 2 July 1997)
	UNESCO and Inter-Parliamentary Union sign Co-operation Agreement (Geneva/Paris, 26 June 1997)
	IPU Council completes work of Seoul Conference (Seoul, 15 April 1997)
	IPU Conference in Seoul adopts motions on world security and development (Seoul, 14 April 1997)
	IPU looks at Palestine and Belarus membership (Seoul, 12 April 1997)
	97th Conference opened by President of Korea (Seoul, 10 April 1997)
	Kim Soo Han elected President of Seoul IPU Conference (Seoul, 10 April 1997)
	Three new Parliaments join IPU (Seoul, 10 April 1997)
	Women legislators from 75 countries meet in Seoul (Seoul, 9 April 1997)
	Seoul hosts 97th IPU Conference (Seoul/Geneva, 8 April 1997)
	IPU Committee for Sustainable Development prepares contribution to special UNGA session (Geneva, 12 March 1997)
	New Delhi Conference on women in politics ends on a note of commitment (New Delhi, 18 February 1997)
	President of India opens IPU Conference on partnership between men and women in politics (New Delhi, 14 February 1997)
	Women make less than 12 percent of world's Parliaments, less than 11 percent of party leaders (Washington, Geneva, New Delhi, 13 February 1997)
	IPU seeks social contract for democracy at New Delhi Conference (New Delhi, 13 February 1997)
	Vice-President of Uruguay to head IPU human rights body (Geneva, 27 January 1997)