# Asian Parliamentary Assembly > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Asian_Parliamentary_Assembly > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Asian_Parliamentary_Assembly.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Parliamentary_Assembly > Source revision: 1322418839 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Parliamentary assembly Asian Parliamentary Assembly Logo History Founded 2006 Leadership President Mustafa Şentop Secretary General Mohammad Reza Majidi Meeting place Tehran, Iran Website www.asianparliament.org The **Asian Parliamentary Assembly** (APA) aims to promote [peace](/source/Peace) in general, and in the Asian region in particular. It was established as the **Association of Asian Parliaments for Peace** (**AAPP**) in September 1999 by [Sheikh Hasina](/source/Sheikh_Hasina), acquiring its current name in 2006 during the Seventh Session of the AAPP.[1][2] ## Overview The APA consisted, as of 2007, of 41 Member Parliaments and 17 observers. Each Member Parliament has a specific number of seats in the Assembly based on the size of their population. The number of total seats, and therefore, number of votes, is currently 206. Members of Assembly must be elected by [members of the Member Parliaments](/source/Member_of_parliament). The APA Charter and Tehran Declaration lay out a framework of cooperation among Asian countries, and point out to a vision; that is Asian Integration. The APA differed from its predecessor through a focus on broadening areas of cooperation toward [regional integration](/source/Regional_integration) with the long term perspective to eventually reach the status of an Asian common [legislative mechanism](/source/Legislature). Unlike the AAPP, members of the APA Plenary must be elected by members of member parliaments.[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] A 2017 standing committee meeting was held in [Bhutan](/source/Bhutan).[3] The 10th plenary session, in November 2017 in [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul), was on the topic of "Sustaining Peace and Development in Asia".[4] ## Membership   member states   observer states As of 2023, it consisted of 43 Member Parliaments and 30 observers.[5][6][7] ### Members and their votes in APA [5] - [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan) (4) [House of Elders](/source/House_of_Elders_(Afghanistan)) and [House of the People](/source/House_of_the_People_(Afghanistan)) - [Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan) (4) [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_(Azerbaijan)) - [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain) (2) [Council of Representatives](/source/Council_of_Representatives_(Bahrain)) and [Shura Council](/source/Consultative_Council_(Bahrain)) - [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh) (5) [Parliament](/source/Jatiya_Sangsad) - [Bhutan](/source/Bhutan) (2) [National Council](/source/National_Council_(Bhutan)) and [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_(Bhutan)) - [Cambodia](/source/Cambodia) (4) [Senate](/source/Senate_(Cambodia)) and [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_(Cambodia)) - [China](/source/China) (7) [National People's Congress](/source/National_People's_Congress) - [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus) (2) [House of Representatives](/source/House_of_Representatives_(Cyprus)) - [North Korea](/source/North_Korea) (4) [Supreme People's Assembly](/source/Supreme_People's_Assembly)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] - [India](/source/India) (7) [Council of States](/source/Rajya_Sabha) and [House of the People](/source/Lok_Sabha) - [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia) (6) [House of Representatives](/source/People's_Representative_Council) - [Iran](/source/Iran) (5) [Islamic Consultative Assembly](/source/Islamic_Consultative_Assembly) - [Iraq](/source/Iraq) (4) [Council of Representatives](/source/Council_of_Representatives_of_Iraq) - [Jordan](/source/Jordan) (4) [Senate](/source/Senate_(Jordan)) and [House of Representatives](/source/House_of_Representatives_(Jordan)) - [Kazakhstan](/source/Kazakhstan) (4) [Senate](/source/Senate_of_Kazakhstan) and [House of Representatives](/source/M%C3%A4jilis) - [Kiribati](/source/Kiribati) (2) [House of Assembly](/source/House_of_Assembly_(Kiribati)) - [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait) (4) [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_(Kuwait)) - [Kyrgyzstan](/source/Kyrgyzstan) (4) [Supreme Council](/source/Supreme_Council_(Kyrgyzstan)) - [Laos](/source/Laos) (4) [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_of_Laos) - [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon) (4) [National Assembly](/source/Parliament_of_Lebanon) - [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia) (4) [Senate](/source/Dewan_Negara) and [House of Representatives](/source/Dewan_Rakyat) - [Maldives](/source/Maldives) (2) [People's Majlis](/source/People's_Majlis) - [Mongolia](/source/Mongolia) (4) [State Great Hural](/source/State_Great_Hural) - [Nepal](/source/Nepal) (4) [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_(Nepal)) and [House of Representative](/source/House_of_Representatives_(Nepal)) - [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan) (6) [Senate](/source/Senate_of_Pakistan) and [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_of_Pakistan) - [Palau](/source/Palau) (2) [Senate](/source/Senate_of_Palau) and [House of Delegates](/source/House_of_Delegates_of_Palau) - [Palestine](/source/Palestine) (4) [Legislative Council](/source/Palestinian_Legislative_Council) and [National Council](/source/Palestine_National_Council)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] - [Philippines](/source/Philippines) (5) [Senate](/source/Senate_of_the_Philippines) and [House of Representatives](/source/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines) - [Qatar](/source/Qatar) (4) [Majlis Al-Shura](/source/Consultative_Assembly_of_Qatar) - [Republic of Korea](/source/South_Korea) (4) [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_(South_Korea)) - [Russia](/source/Russia) (5) [Council of the Federation](/source/Federation_Council_(Russia)) and [State Duma](/source/State_Duma) - [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia) (4) [Consultative Council](/source/Consultative_Assembly_of_Saudi_Arabia) - [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka) (4) [Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka) - [Syria](/source/Syria) (4) [People's Assembly](/source/People's_Assembly_of_Syria) - [Tajikistan](/source/Tajikistan) (4) [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_of_Tajikistan) and [House of Representatives](/source/Assembly_of_Representatives_(Tajikistan)) - [Thailand](/source/Thailand) (5) [Senate](/source/Senate_of_Thailand) and [House of Representatives](/source/House_of_Representatives_(Thailand)) - [Timor-Leste](/source/Timor-Leste) (4) [National Parliament](/source/National_Parliament_(East_Timor)) - [Tonga](/source/Tonga) (2) [Legislative Assembly](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Tonga) - [Turkey](/source/Turkey) (5) [Grand National Assembly](/source/Grand_National_Assembly_of_Turkey) - [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) (4) [Federal National Council](/source/Federal_National_Council) - [Uzbekistan](/source/Uzbekistan) (4) [Senate](/source/Senate_of_Uzbekistan) and [Legislative Chamber](/source/Legislative_Chamber_of_Uzbekistan) - [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam) (5) [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_of_Vietnam) - [Yemen](/source/Yemen) (4) [Consultative Council](/source/Shura_Council_(Yemen)) and [House of Representatives](/source/House_of_Representatives_(Yemen)) ### Observers [6][7] - [Australia](/source/Australia) [Senate](/source/Australian_Senate) and [House of Representatives](/source/Australian_House_of_Representatives) - [Federated States of Micronesia](/source/Federated_States_of_Micronesia) [Congress](/source/Congress_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia) - [Fiji](/source/Fiji) [Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_Fiji) - [Japan](/source/Japan) [House of Councillors](/source/House_of_Councillors) and [House of Representatives](/source/House_of_Representatives_(Japan)) - [Marshall Islands](/source/Marshall_Islands) [Parliament](/source/Legislature_of_the_Marshall_Islands) - [Nauru](/source/Nauru) [Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_Nauru) - [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) [House of Representatives](/source/New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives) - [Oman](/source/Oman) [Consultative Council](/source/Council_of_Oman) and [State Council](/source/Council_of_State_(Oman)) - [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea) [National Parliament](/source/National_Parliament_of_Papua_New_Guinea) - [Samoa](/source/Samoa) [Legislative Assembly](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Samoa) - [Solomon Islands](/source/Solomon_Islands) [National Parliament](/source/National_Parliament_of_Solomon_Islands) - [Turkmenistan](/source/Turkmenistan) [Assembly](/source/Assembly_of_Turkmenistan) and [People's Council](/source/People's_Council_of_Turkmenistan) - [Tuvalu](/source/Tuvalu) [Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_Tuvalu) - [Vanuatu](/source/Vanuatu) [Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_Vanuatu) - [Arab IPU](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arab_IPU&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Arab Parliament](/source/Arab_Parliament) - [AIPA](/source/ASEAN_Inter-Parliamentary_Assembly) - [ASEAN](/source/Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations) - [Council of Europe](/source/Council_of_Europe) - [ICAPP](/source/International_Conference_of_Asian_Political_Parties) - [Inter Parliamentary Assembly of the Eurasian Economic Community](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inter_Parliamentary_Assembly_of_the_Eurasian_Economic_Community&action=edit&redlink=1) - [IPC](/source/International_Parliamentarians'_Congress) - [Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States](/source/CIS_Interparliamentary_Assembly) - [Inter-Parliamentary Union](/source/Inter-Parliamentary_Union) - [Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Non-Aligned_Movement_Parliamentary_Network&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe](/source/Parliamentary_Assembly_of_the_Council_of_Europe) - [Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean](/source/Parliamentary_Assembly_of_the_Mediterranean) - [TURKPA](/source/TURKPA) - [PUIC](/source/Parliamentary_Union_of_the_OIC_Member_States) - [The League of Parliamentarians for Al Quds](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_League_of_Parliamentarians_for_Al_Quds&action=edit&redlink=1) ## APA general Sessions Date Country Location September 1999 Bangladesh Dhaka 5 - 10 November 2000 Cambodia Phnom Penh 16-19 April 2002 China Beijing and Chongqing 31 August - 4 September 2003 Philippines Manila 29 November - 3 December 2004 Pakistan Islamabad 2005 Thailand Pattaya 12 - 14 November 2006 Iran Tehran ## See also - [Asia Cooperation Dialogue](/source/Asia_Cooperation_Dialogue) - [Asian Development Bank](/source/Asian_Development_Bank) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-UIA_1-0)** Staff writer (2024). ["Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA)"](https://uia.org/s/or/en/1100030203). UIA Global Civil Society Database. *uia.org*. Brussels, Belgium: [Union of International Associations](/source/Union_of_International_Associations). Yearbook of International Organizations Online. Retrieved 24 December 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["History"](http://www.asianparliament.org/History/view/). *www.asianparliament.org* (in Persian). Retrieved 8 April 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Kuensel, Ann. ["Bhutan to host Asian parliamentary assembly"](https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/08/25/bhutan-to-host-asian-parliamentary-assembly.html). *The Jakarta Post*. Retrieved 8 April 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["FNC to participate in 10th plenary session of Asian Parliamentary Assembly"](http://wam.ae/en/details/1395302647792). *wam*. Emirates News Agency. Retrieved 8 April 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-APAmembers_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-APAmembers_5-1) ["Member Parliaments"](https://www.asianparliament.org/member-parliaments/). Retrieved 2023-07-10. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-APAObservers_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-APAObservers_6-1) ["APA Observer Parliaments"](https://www.asianparliament.org/observer-parliaments/). Retrieved 2023-07-10. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-APAObservers1_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-APAObservers1_7-1) ["APA Observer Organizations"](https://www.asianparliament.org/observer-organizations/). 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