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Finnish President Saulius Niinisio believes that the aggressive actions of Russia, especially the annexation of Crimea, have made the Council of Europe's political situation alarming. However, the country's leader, who currently chairs the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers, does not want Russia to leave the organization.
He stated this in a speech to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, writes Ukrinform.
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The leader of Finland notes that the country is interested in the resolution of the current crisis of the Council of Europe and PACE. This will be possible thanks to the dialogue between all the institutions. and added that the withdrawal of Russia from the Council of Europe would be a loss for all parties.
The Council of Europe is now in a difficult and worrying political situation and is in danger of losing a member. There is no doubt that this has caused the following situation: Finland was one of the first countries to publicly condemn the annexation of Crimea,
– said Niistino
. He also added that the withdrawal of Russia from the Council of Europe would be a loss for all parties.
Recall that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe refused to vote for a modification of the rules of sanction concerning Russia and postponed the decision on this subject for the 39, the following year. This means that Russia will not renew its participation in the organization by the end of 2018. In addition, the Secretary General of the organization Torbjørn Jagland said that the Russia could be excluded from the Council of Europe due to non-payment of contributions. Instead, in Russia, I envisage that in the organization there is no future without Russia.
On April 24 PACE held in its decision that Russia occupies parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. PACE, for example, amended the wording of the resolution, which stated the occupation of the Donbass regions not controlled by Ukraine and the "effective management" of these territories by the Russian Federation.
On June 28 PACE approved a resolution condemning the torture and inappropriate conditions keeping Ukrainian citizens – political prisoners in Russia, as well as requests for the release of Ukrainians from Russian prisons
What is the Council of Europe? This is an international organization of the European area with 47 member states. Membership is open to all European countries if they recognize the rule of law. The structure of the Council of Europe includes the Committee of Ministers, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights. The advisory bodies of the organization are the Venice Commission, an advisory body of the Council of Europe on constitutional law, and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe, an advisory body representing the powers of the local and regional. The 1950 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is one of the Council's greatest achievements.
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