Senator: PACE put unrealistic rules for the Russian Federation
Christina Moon Rodriguez. Member of the Russian delegation to PACE Senator Alexei Alexandrov said that the Assembly put unrealistic rules to restore the credentials of the delegation.
on Wednesday, the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe until April, thereby extending introduced last April punishment.
"the deputies of the Council of Europe formulated in its decision, the number of requirements that are unrealistic and absurd, because the story is about the return of the Crimea in the Ukraine and the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Peninsula," explained Senator Last news .
" PACE thereby betrayed themselves and their democratic values. The democratic organization of Europe has demonstrated that its statement on freedom of expression and pluralism of opinions mean nothing. PACE has called us to dialogue, and he deprived us of the right to vote, " said Alexandrov.
He confirmed that in the framework of the Council of Europe of the Russian Federation will work only with the CE Committee of Ministers ". Above the head of the delegation Alexei Pushkov said that the Russian Federation remains a member of the Council of Europe " at the level of the division of Ministers of the Council of Europe, i.e. the interaction at the level of governments will continue ". The head of the Department, the Belgian foreign Minister Didier Reynders said that the Committee until not considering any action against Russia.
Relations between Russia and the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have cooled in April 2014 after the adoption of the PACE of the decision to deprive the Russian delegation's voting rights, rights to participate in the meeting of statutory bodies and participation in monitoring activities of Assembly due to the position of the capital of Russia in the Crimea. The Russian delegation left the meeting room to restore power. Read more about deprive Russia of the right to vote in PACE