JEAN-CLAUDE MIGNON IS RE-ELECTED AS PACE PRESIDENT: FROZEN CONFLICTS ARE A KEY PRIORITY
21.01.13, 18:50
In his opening address at the Winter Session of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Assembly President
Jean-Claude Mignon took stock of his action over the past twelve
months. Having been re-elected for a new one-year term, he also
presented the priorities for his presidency. PACE official web-site
writes about this.
“I shall naturally endeavour to continue into 2013 the action we
initiated in 2012. I shall strive in particular to ensure that the
co-operation with the European Union is as pragmatic as possible.”
Frozen conflicts are another key priority: “While we cannot replace
intergovernmental diplomacy, we can, and this is the essence of
parliamentary diplomacy, facilitate dialogue, encourage discussions
between the elected representatives of European States involved in
conflict, without the preconditions which are often used as a pretext
for refusing dialogue” he said.
He went on to add: “Furthermore, I would like to underline the
importance of our action in our Member States in order to support
them and help find solutions to situations of tension and internal
conflict.”
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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