Pushkov: RF withdrew the proposal for the contact members PACE with Savchenko
The delegation of Russia in connection with voting on PACE for the powers of the Russian Federation removes all proposals for any contacts, as well as among them the problem of the Ukrainian pilots Hope Savchenko, in addition, PACE monitoring mission in Russia to work you can't, said on Wednesday the head of the Russian delegation in the Assembly Alexei Pushkov.
on Wednesday, the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has deprived the delegation of the Russian Federation the right to vote of the Russian delegation and the right to be represented in the Bureau of the Assembly at the opening of the part-session in April 2015.
" We believe that if the overwhelming majority of the parliamentary Assembly adopted a conclusion on suspension of powers, We answer as We have and scared, there's no surprises - We suspend its activities in PACE until the end of 2015. The parliamentary Assembly may deal with all those issues she wants to do, without our participation. Naturally, it will not have and cooperation with Russia, she will not have access to the Russian Federation at the level of observation missions. Naturally, all of our proposals in relation to any contact, whether it Savchenko, whether it's a report on human rights in Crimea ", - said Pushkov correspondents.
He added that the PACE monitoring mission in Russia to work will not be." Naturally, We are ready to consider any possible contacts in 2016. But I think that the decision about this will be made at the end of 2015, " he noticed Pushkov.
before Wednesday, the Russian delegation stated that it is ready to apply to the investigating authorities of the Russian Federation with a request to provide an opportunity for representatives of PACE to visit Russia to meet with Savchenko.
Savchenko placed under arrest in Russia from July 2014 on charges of belonging to the deprivation of life 2 correspondents RTR, died during combat operations in the Donbass. Later she was elected a member of the permanent delegation of the Rada in PACE. The very pilot denies all accusations, demanding the return to Ukraine.