The question of a possible withdrawal of Russia from the Council of Europe do Not hurry, you should be aware of the situation and try to find ways of further cooperation, convinced the ex-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.
on Wednesday, the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has deprived the Russian delegation's voting rights until April, thereby extending introduced last April penalties because of the situation in Ukraine. The head of the delegation Alexei Pushkov said that the Russian Federation PACE leaves before the end of the year. According to him, at the end of the year will be to address the question of Russian membership in the Council of Europe. Russia joined the Council of Europe in 1996.
" Don't hurry, and will think. To get It, to think, and then start talking, and still find ways For further cooperation in all forms and in security, and in culture, economy and so on. Someone does Not like it when growing Europe, someone does Not like that she is independent. But to us, it must meet our soul and mood, " said Gorbachev Last news .
Former President of the USSR recalled that it was he who put forward the idea of a " common European home ".
" Europe - our common heritage, our common home. Should all efforts after the end of the Cold war, to build, to build up our common home. Europe is a pan - European house and No room for manoeuvre and war. The fact that Europe is making a very great contribution to the development of modern civilization, obliges us to be responsible and serious, " says Gorbachev. According to him, We had to stop them, " who has the nerves can Not stand ", who tends to aggravate the situation.
" who has weak nerves - may leave policies. Because of their intemperance, their desire to aggravate the situation complicates our lives, and is already very loaded with problems, " he said.
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