PACE fall session kicks off
STRASBOURG – The fall session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe started in Strasbourg on Monday.
Opening the session, PACE President Mevlut Cavusoglu briefed participants on the assembly’s activities since its summer session, as well as his visits to Russia and France.
During the session Vaclav Kubata of the Czech Republic was elected Vice-President of the PACE.
The parliamentarians also decided to discuss a wide range of issues, including national security, fight against extremism, children without parental care, child abuse in institutions, human rights, strategy, governance and functioning of the Council of Europe Development Bank, democratic institutions in Ukraine and observation of the constitutional referendum in Moldova.
Azerbaijan’s six-people-strong delegation led by Samad Seyidov is participating in the session.
The agenda does not include any issues regarding Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani representatives were expected to deliver a report on noise and light pollution, but it was postponed until the next session.
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