The Russian delegation to the end of 2015 ceases to participate in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe – the First Channel

The Russian delegation to the end of 2015 ceases to participate in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe – the First Channel

Although the complex negotiations last two days gave hope to continue the dialogue on this parliamentary site hardliners against our country were still able to include the amendment to the suspension April powers of our delegation. Its head Alexei Pushkov called the decision inadequate. According to him, it actually takes on the sidelines of the PACE parliamentary dialogue and debate on all one way or another connected with Russia, turned into an empty phrase. In protest, the Russian delegation leaves Strasbourg, and the vector of parliamentary diplomacy Moscow redirected the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.

“Of course, increase the role of other organizations, which include Russia, where there is no institution of sanctions. We intend to focus on the activities of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, where dialogue and interaction are much more equal terms, so that Russia this year terminate its participation in the activities of PACE, “- said the head of the Russian delegation to PACE, Alexei Pushkov.

The intense debate that unfolded on the eve of the PACE, showed a wide spectrum of opinions. Britain, Poland, the Baltic states and Ukraine demanded the continuation of the sanctions regime, as no progress in recent months in the Ukrainian crisis is not observed. Meanwhile, a word about the fact that the behavior of official Kiev only adds fuel to the fire, for many quite unexpectedly straight from the mouth of the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada.

“In Ukraine, there is a party of war. As a representative of the South-East urge PACE to counteract the activities of Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, building a wall on the border with Russia. Supporters of the” war party “Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexander Turchin believes that “the only war to the finish will help to resolve the situation in the south-east of Ukraine.” All this is done, probably in order to distract the population from corruption, lack of reforms by the collapsing economy, “- said the deputy Verkhovna Rada Yulia Liovochkin.

However, Moscow’s cooperation with the Council of Europe will continue until the government level, and at the end of the year our country will decide on its future membership in the PACE. Meanwhile, today in Brussels will gather foreign ministers of the European Union. On the agenda – discussion of the conflict in the east of Ukraine and sanctions policy.

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