Russia’s permanent mission to the Council of Europe welcomed the release of journalist Kirill Vyshinsky in Ukraine and urged the country’s authorities to clear him of all charges, TASS reports. "We welcome the decision …
The Russian delegation plans to raise the issue of Washington’s destruction of the arms control system at the upcoming autumn sessions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the …
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia and Council of Europe should address issues together and keep an open mind with regard to each other. "We must ... assess objectively everything that …
Russian-Azerbaijani cooperation is on the rise, Russian State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Leonid Slutsky said in an interview with the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza. He recalled that cooperation …
Deputy Chairperson of the Federation Council Committee on Agrifood Policy and Environmental Management, representative of the executive body of the Chelyabinsk region in the Federation Council Irina Hecht, speaking with the …
A voting was held at the closing plenary meeting of OSCE PA in Luxembourg to elect the Assembly’s leadership. The Vice-President of the OSCE PA Azay Guliyev has been unanimously re-elected to this position …
Moscow has already paid its annual membership fee to the Council of Europe, which had been frozen in the wake of Russia’s non-participation in its work, TASS reported citing Russia’s State Duma Deputy Speaker Pyotr …
The Russian and Turkish national delegations are prepared for constructive cooperation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Speaker of the Russian Federation Council (upper house) Valentina Matviyenko told reporters on …
Within the framework of the PACE summer session, the Azerbaijani delegation held an event entitled 'Humanitarian issue of two civilian Azerbaijanis: Dilgam Asgarov and Shahbaz Guliyev', dedicated to the …
A former world chess champion, opposition figure Garry Kasparov have slammed the German government's response to Russia's voting rights being reinstated in the Council of Europe. "Russia belongs in the …
Russian lawmakers are ready for cooperating with Marija Pejcinovic Buric, who was elected as the new Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Chairman of the Russian State Duma’s Committee for Foreign Affairs …
Participants in the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have elected Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Marija Pejcinovic Buric Secretary General …
Member of Pashinyan's ruling faction Ruben Rubinyan voted against the return of Russian delegation to PACE
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has voted today to welcome Russia back into PACE. The Russian delegation led by State Duma's Deputy Speaker Pyotr Tolstoy has arrived in Strasbourg to take part in …
Common sense has prevailed in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe where for the first time over the past five years the aggressive anti-Russian minority has failed to impose its viewpoint, Russian Senator Konstantin …
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has turned down the initiative to organize emergency debate on bringing Russia to responsibility for non-payment of its membership charges. At the summer …
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov insists that Russia’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) be reinstated with full rights without any reservations, the Russian Foreign Ministry …
The Russian Federation Interagency Commission for Council of Europe Affairs will meet on June 11 to discuss cooperation with the Council of Europe, including the current situation within its Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), Chairman of the Russian …
The decision of the Rules Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to invite the Russian delegation to the summer session facilitates resumption of constructive dialogue and serves as recognition that sanctions …
The State Duma, lower house of the Russian parliament, will study all possible risks when making a decision on the return the Russian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav …
