When the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has deprived the Russian Federation the right to vote, she had isolated herself from the discussion of important topics Ukrainian fall, said on Wednesday the state Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin.
"With regard to the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, then she herself isolated in obgovarivaya this important for Europe, for European security in General for the whole world security topics, depriving the Russian delegation's main rights, voting rights," said Naryshkin in an interview to television channel " Russia 24 ", RIA " Novosti ". The state Duma speaker added That the Russian side there is no lack of reasonable grounds to discuss these or other issues that concern the European stability, and European security." the most important thing is the OSCE parliamentary Assembly. You know That this parliamentary Assembly supported our initiative to create a contact group in Ukraine ", - he added. Naryshkin also recalled That several delegations, as well as among them the delegation of Ukraine, unfortunately, as long as it blocks the activity of the working group. 28 January, the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted an amendment to the decision on the credentials of the Russian delegation, depriving the Russian Federation the right to vote until April. on 2 February the head of the international Department of the state Duma and the head of the Russian delegation to PACE Alexei Pushkov said That the Russian Federation interrupts on all official contacts with the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, cooperation will continue only with the people's elected representatives in national parliaments. on 5 February the head of the state Duma of Russia Sergei Naryshkin said That the January session of the PACE will go down in history as a disgrace to European democracy. on 30 January, the Russian Foreign Ministry said That the Russian Federation wants to continue the work of the Committee of Ministers and other bodies of the COE.


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