59th NATO Parliamentary Assembly session ends

NATO lawmakers has denounced the Syrian regime for the killing of civilians, and they called for the Western powers not to end sanctions against Iran until Tehran prove that its nuclear program serve no military purpose. Members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly also called for the continuation of NATO's open door policy towards the western Balkans in a series of recommendations they adopted on Monday at the closing session of the of their four-day meeting in Dubrovnik, Croatia. These recommendations are not obligatory but they will be delivered to the NATO General Secretary Anders Fogh Rasmussen, as well as to the members of the NATO Council. At the end of the meeting, president of the Croatian parliament, Josip Leko, spoke for the media expressing his satisfaction with the meeting. "I believe we have done a good job. Over 268 parliament members from all around the world, including those from 27 NATO countries, were present here in Dubrovnik. Together, we had more than 800 participants from 49 countries," Leko said, adding that the topics of the session were equally relevant and important for all.