Cox: the question of the powers of the Russian delegation in PACE will decide the vote

The question of the credentials of the Russian delegation in PACE will be decided in the voting process at the session, said Fins news Dutch MP Tina Cox at the meeting of the authorized body of the PACE Bureau.

He told that the Bureau "Russian theme" sounded a bit, noting that the basic solution to currently the monitoring Commission." She, As you remember, made a proposal to assure the rest of the range of possibilities of the Russian delegation to the PACE, " said Cox.

According to the MP, " much will be depending on the upcoming, on one of versions, on Wednesday the discussion of the report of the monitoring Board on the issue ". He said that at the present time to discuss the matter enrolled 60 parliamentarians.

the report Creator, the head of the monitoring Committee Stefan Shan did not comment on the request Last news to tell about the prospects of the discussion." We discussed ", - He said.

at the end of January this year, the PACE adopted a resolution, which has deprived the Russian delegation's voting rights, the right to participate in the meeting of statutory bodies and participation in monitoring activities of the Assembly and for the situation in Ukraine until April. In response to this, the delegation of the Russian Federation until the end of the year, left the Assembly. At the session in April, the PACE returned to this issue, has documented the lack of progress on execution of the January decision and decided to revisit in June.

How complicated Relations of the Russian capital and the PACE

Relations between Russia and the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have cooled in April 2014 after the adoption of the PACE decision to deprive the Russian delegation of voting rights, the right to participate in the meeting of statutory bodies and participation in monitoring activities of the Assembly because of the position of the capital of Russia in the Crimea. The Russian delegation left the meeting room to restore power. Read more about depriving Russia of voting rights in PACE -


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