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As the Governments of Armenia and Turkey announced plans for formal diplomatic relations, the little known story is the role played by parliamentary diplomacy by PGA in Stockholm, Baku, Johannesburg, New York, Vienna, Yerevan, and Washington D.C. over thr

At the end of its first quarter century, PGA has demonstrated that the concept on which it is based - that a results-oriented global network of legislators can be a powerful and effective force for peace and progress - is both valid and sustainable.

2002 has proven to be a year of great achievements for the global community, one of which was the ratification and entry into force of the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC). Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) has played a viral role in the ratification process of the Statute.

On 5 February 2002, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jaime Gama, deposited Portugal’s instrument of ratification at UN Headquarters, making Portugal the 51st country to ratify the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court (ICC)

Portugal becomes the 51st State to ratify the Statute

The President of the Parliament of Portugal, Dr. Antonio de Almeida Santos, opened the “Conference on ICC Ratification in Lusophone countries” on Monday, 19 February 2001 in the Senate Hall of the Congress in Lisbon.

Although it has taken more than a decade, the road started by PGA members Mr. Arthur N.R. Robinson, currently President of Trinidad and Tobago, and U.S. Rep. James Leach in 1989 to set up an International Criminal Court is now closer to becoming a reality, with President Clinton signing the ICC statute on December 31, 2000.

On June 5-6, 2000, PGA organized the "East African Conference on ICC Ratification".