The third Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has called on lawmakers across the Global South to adopt parliamentary diplomacy and interregional dialogue as essential tools for achieving peace, security, and shared development.
He said the growing complexity of global challenges, including trade protectionism, youth unemployment, terrorism, and migration, demands closer regional collaboration and unified legislative action to safeguard the future of developing economies.
Mr Afenyo-Markin who is also the Minority Speaker of Ghana's parliament made the call when he delivered the keynote address at the Third Edition of the South-South Parliamentary Dialogue Forum, held at the headquarters of the Moroccan House of Councillors in Rabat, Morocco.
The high-level forum, held under the theme "Interregional 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," brought together parliamentary leaders from across continents to develop frameworks for joint action.Mr Afenyo-Markin said "Trust is built when we begin to speak the language of our people, address their concerns, and reconcile perceptions with facts.
