Pushkov: the IPU Assembly, the "isolation" of Russia and does not smell
No signs of "isolation" of Russia on the 133-th Assembly of the inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held in Geneva, not, wrote the head of the division for international Affairs of the state Duma Alexei Pushkov in your own account V.
"the UN lacks its parliamentary organization. Her role is largely performs the inter-parliamentary Union, which already includes 167 countries. Here, "isolation" and does not smell ".
first Pushkov said that in contrast the PACE and the NATO parliamentary Assembly, the decisions of MEAs Express the opinion of the majority States of the world, not only Western Commonwealth. The people's Deputy said that the Russian delegation intends to raise in Geneva the questions about lifting the sanctions against parliamentarians, to discuss the operation in the Syrian Arab Republic and interaction for the settlement of the Ukrainian fall.
on Sunday, the IPU Council adopted the message on the inadmissibility of sanctions against parliamentarians attending international events. According to Pushkov, the decision reflects the negative reaction of most participants on punishment against Russia.
The inter-parliamentary Union is the oldest International parliamentary organization founded in 1889. Currently has 166 member countries, 10 international parliamentary organisations which are associate members. The headquarters is located in Geneva. The highest body is the IPU Assembly, which traditionally meets twice a year (spring and autumn). One of them is held in Geneva, the second in one of the countries-participants of the Union.