Courtesy visit by Vice President of German Bundestag

The Vice President (Deputy Speaker) of the German Bundestag, Hon Ulla Schmidt, accompanied by the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group on SADC States and the Standing Committee on Sport, Hon Dagmar Freitag, together with the German Consul General, Dr Bernd Rinnert, met with Speaker Sharna Fernandez and Deputy Speaker Piet Pretorius on 19 February. Matters of general mutual interest were discussed as well as comparing and exchanging experiences with regards to presiding over House proceedings.

Photo: Dr Rinnert, Hon Freitag, Speaker Fernandez, Vice President Schmidt and Deputy Speaker Pretorius.