POLITICS
PACE SUMMER SESSION STARTED
As the correspondent of AzerTAj reported, the group of deputies headed by the head of delegation of Azerbaijan in Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, chairman of standing commission of Milli Majlis on international relations and inter-parliamentary links Samad Seyidov has arrived in the city of Strasbourg to take part in summer session of the structure.
The summer session of pace commenced on June 21. In first half of day, session of the Bureau of structure and assembly has taken place in political groups. At session of the Bureau the agenda of session has been finally discussed, the exchange of opinions on participation of the Turkish community of Cyprus in the PACE both in its committees and on other questions has taken place. The member of Bureau Samad Seyidov in discussion of the Cyprian question has supported the position of brotherly Turkey.
In the second half of day, the agenda of session was approved. It includes: “Euro and the expanded Europe”, “Elections on the post of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe”, “Observation by Turkey of the obligations ”, “ Fulfillment by Turkey of decisions of the European Court on human rights”, “Contribution of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the development of Central and Eastern Europe”, “Fulfillment by Bosnia and Herzegovina of the obligations; evolution and further development of democratic institutes in this country”, “Role of women in conflict preventing and settlement of conflicts”, “Possible monopolies of electronic media in Italy and malfeasance”, “All-European interdiction of corporal punishment of children”, “Position of refugees and IDPs in the Russian Federation and a number of CIS countries”, “Water resources management in Europe” and other questions.
At session, MP Samad Seyidov has made report on the work done, since April session by the Bureau before the summer session. The Azerbaijan deputy has in detail informed on the next assembly of chairmen of the European parliaments, carried out by PACE on May 17-19 in Strasbourg, about the meetings of chairmen of parliaments of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia with participation of chairman the PACE held within the framework of this action,. Having touched the resolution adopted by Assembly at the April session on performance of obligations by Armenia, Samad Seyidov has noted, that in this question the structure has given Armenia time until the fall session.
Then, the deputy has noted the work done by the Bureau in connection with results of monitoring in Latvia, destiny of missing in Belarus, cooperation with Kazakhstan, judgment on death penalty to the Bulgarian doctors in Libya, presidential elections conducted in Ukraine in October.
The report of the Azerbaijan deputy on activity of the Bureau of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe testifies to high trust to our country and growth of its image in the structure.
At the session, President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan is expected to make speech before the deputies about situation in his country.
The Session continues its work.