Naryshkin and Zheleznyak included in the permanent delegation of the Russian Federation in PACE
The State Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin And the Deputy Speaker, the Deputy Secretary General Council of the party " United Russia " Sergei Zheleznyak included in the permanent delegation of Russia in the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
in April PACE in connection with the annexation of Crimea has deprived the Russian Federation the right to vote at meetings, participation in the work of the statutory bodies of the Assembly And the opportunity to participate in the monitoring activities of the organization. In response, the Russian delegation left the meeting PACE to the full restoration of all rights delegation. The range of capabilities of all delegations are updated every year, so, the deprivation of voting rights is effective only until the end of 2014.
" Today, the Council of the state Duma decided to include in the composition of the permanent delegation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) from the state Duma the Chairman of the State Duma Sergei Naryshkin, Deputy head of the state Duma, Deputy Secretary General Council of the party " United Russia " Sergei Zheleznyak, " - said the press service of the Deputy speaker.
Zheleznyak said that, despite the pressure, Russia continues to agitate the international community to stop power solution Ukrainian conflict." We require to act in Accordance with norms of international law, to investigate the terrible iniquity, which cause a shock in any civilized person. And We will continue this work in the framework of the PACE, " he said.