Pushkov: French senators nourish the hope of the return of Russia in PACE
French senators on Tuesday at the meeting with the speaker of the state Duma Sergey Naryshkin expressed the wish for the return of Russia in PACE in the beginning of 2016, told reporters the head of the state Duma on international Affairs Alexei Pushkov.
in the state Duma on may 12 held a meeting Naryshkin with the delegation of the French Senate.
"They discussed the modalities of our relations with the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. For example, on the French side expressed the wish that Russia in January 2016 back to PACE, " - said the people's Deputy.
according to his statement, in the response to this was voiced by the Russian side about the fact that the decision taken at the PACE of sanctions against the Russian delegation, absurd and erroneous.
at the end of January this year, the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution, which has deprived the Russian delegation of a number of important powers, and voting rights, because of the situation in Ukraine until April. In response to this, the delegation of Russia until the end of 2015 left the Assembly. At the session in April of this year the PACE has decided not to arrange a debate on the credentials of the delegation. The discussion will take place at the June session.