The Russian delegation does not participate in PACE Bureau – RIA Novosti

The Russian delegation does not participate in PACE Bureau – RIA Novosti

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STRASBOURG, January 26 – RIA Novosti. The Russian delegation is due to adopted in April of sanctions does not participate in the meeting of the PACE statutory body – the Bureau, told reporters the head of the Duma Committee on CIS Affairs Leonid Slutsky, who arrived with a delegation of the Russian Federation.

“We have no authority to participate in decision-making bodies, so at the meeting of the Bureau our not, “- said Slutsky reporters.

On Monday opened the winter session of PACE.

In April 2014 because of the situation in Ukraine, the Russian delegation was denied the right to vote, the right to participate in meetings of the statutory bodies and the monitoring activities of the Assembly. The delegation left the room before the restoration of power. According to the rules of the Assembly at the winter session of the credentials of all delegations updated.

The relations between Russia and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe cooled off 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 to participate in Monitoring of the Assembly of Moscow’s position on the Crimea. The Russian delegation left the room before the restoration of power. More about depriving Russia of voting rights in PACE – in the plot RIA Novosti & gt; & gt;

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