Pushkov: the DG will not accept the return of the documents at PACE solutions

The state Duma has no plans to retaliate documents on anti-Russian decisions on PACE June session, said the head of the Russian delegation to the people's representative Assembly Alexei Pushkov.

PACE previously adopted a resolution in which it decided not to cancel the range of possibilities of the Russian delegation. Along with this, the Assembly has kept the action taken in January of sentences involving the right to vote, right to participate in meetings of statutory bodies And participation in the monitoring mission.

"Any response documents to the State Duma at the moment, and the decisions of the June session of the PACE is not expected, due to the fact that June session agreed negative status quo in our relations with this organization," said Pushkov reporters on Thursday. He noted that the deputies of the state Duma has no plans to reply to the resolution on the credentials of the Russian delegation, nor on the resolution on Ukraine, in which Russia recognized the " aggressor country ".

"on the 1st resolution reply is pointless, because we have already answered their care (PACE until the end of the year)," said Pushkov. The Russian delegation in PACE in April 2014 was deprived of office because of the position of the Russian capital in Ukraine And the annexation of Crimea. In 2015, the Assembly twice took action on possible restoration of the delegation in her rights, but the limits on the workplace of the Russian Parliament remain. Due to the inability to participate in voting And to work in the governing bodies of the delegation of Russia has suspended participation in the activities of PACE.

"The second resolution is generally insignificant nature in view of the fact that she did not receive the support of a significant portion of people's deputies, she rassmatrivalas a half-empty hall, in practice, in blank, for it voted 48 people. And it also does not introduce anything new into the assessment, which exists to PACE about the actions of the Russian delegation. Such accusations were put forward earlier, they are in one form or another was contained in other resolutions. That is, the negative confirmation of the status quo, " said the people's Deputy.

according to his vision, PACE must change our concept of dialogue." currently we are offered no dialogue but a political Inquisition, " said Pushkov his assessment.

How complicated Relations of the Russian capital And the PACE

Relations between Russia And the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have cooled in April 2014 after the adoption of the PACE decision to deprive the Russian delegation of voting rights, the right to participate in the meeting of statutory bodies And participation in monitoring activities of the Assembly because of the position of the capital of Russia in the Crimea. The Russian delegation left the meeting room to restore power. Read more about depriving Russia of voting rights in PACE -


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