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 Russia not to return to PACE

Russia not to return to PACE

Russia has no plans to return to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) next year, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland said. Questioned about the chances of a Russian …

Turkish Foreign Ministry comments on OSCE election report

Turkish Foreign Ministry comments on OSCE election report

OSCE international observer report on Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections disregarded "the principles of independent and impartial observation," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. The ministry was …

Samad Seyidov re-elected PACE vice-president

Samad Seyidov re-elected PACE vice-president

The head of the Azerbaijani delegation Samad Seyidov has been re-elected vice-president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) during the organization’s summer session, according to PACE’s …

 PACE to discuss Turkey's Afrin operation on January 24

PACE to discuss Turkey's Afrin operation on January 24

The situation that has arisen as a result of the Turkish army's operation in Syria's Afrin will be discussed at the urgent debate at the PACE January session, the new chairman of the assembly Michele Nicoletti …

Samad Seyidov elected PACE VP

Samad Seyidov elected PACE VP

The head of Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Samed Saidov was elected its Vice-President at the opening of its Winter plenary Session, according to PACE’s website. The following are the new vice presidents of …

PACE elects new President

PACE elects new President

Italia's Michele Nicoletti was elected as President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) at the winter session in Strasbourg, according to PACE’s website. He will replace Stella …

Azerbaijan's PACE delegation to include new members

Azerbaijan's PACE delegation to include new members

Azerbaijan's delegation to PACE will include new members, before participating in the January session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), said Samad Seyidov, head of Azerbaijani parliamentary …

Russia to return to PACE

Russia to return to PACE

Russian will return to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Russia's Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said. "We will return to PACE, we need this," she stressed. …

Russia makes progress in consultations with PACE

Russia makes progress in consultations with PACE

Russia is satisfied with the outcome of consultations with the PACE Presidential Committee, the Deputy Speaker of the lower house of Russian parliament Pyotr Tolstoy said. The speaker believes a step in right direction …

 Does PACE want to return Russia?

Does PACE want to return Russia?

Strasbourg intends to continue its dialogue with Russia to break the PACE deadlock, a spokesperson for the secretary-general of the Council of Europe, Daniel Holtgen, said. The Izvestia newspaper writes in an …

Matviyenko: Council of Europe needs to change

Matviyenko: Council of Europe needs to change

Depriving Russia of the right to vote in the Council of Europe shows that the organization needs to change, Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko says. "I'm absolutely convinced that Russia's …