The Russian Federation has no regrets about joining almost 20 years ago to the Council of Europe and is willing to continue constructive work, despite the fact that PACE a year and a half ago, wrote a shameful page in the history of the organization, depriving the Russian delegation's voting rights, said state Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin.
on Wednesday, the head of the lower house of the Russian Parliament met with the President of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe Gianni Buquicchio. Naryshkin recalled that in February 2016 will mark 20 years since then, as Russia became a member of the Council of Europe.
for its part, Buquicchio said that in 1995 he was in the state Duma, and one of the deputies complained to him that the dialogue with the Council of Europe being a long time, and the Committee of Ministers does not adopt a conclusion on joining the Russian Federation in the organization." We're engaged, but not married ", - quoted the head of Venice Commission of his companion.
"We don't regret held 20 years ago," the wedding ", I mean joining the Council of Europe, despite the fact that, unfortunately, the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe a year and a half ago, wrote a shameful page in the history of the Council of Europe, " said Naryshkin.
according to him, Russia is ready to continue constructive work with the Council of Europe, " aimed at overcoming artificially, we believe, created barriers, prohibitions for such an open and constructive dialogue in the European Union, for creating a common humanitarian and legal space ".
the Russian delegation in PACE in April 2014 was deprived of office because of Russia's position on Ukraine and Crimea. In 2015, the parliamentary Assembly has twice adopted a decision on the possible restoration of the Russian delegation in the rights, but the limits remain. Due to the inability to participate in voting and to work in the governing bodies of the organization, the delegation of Russia has suspended participation in the activities of PACE.
The Council of Europe (Council of Europe) is the oldest on the continent, International political organization. The official date of its founding is may 5, 1949. Members of the Council of Europe 47 countries and among them, 21 States of Central and Eastern Europe. The Russian Federation became the 39th member state of the Council of Europe on 28 February 1996.
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