The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine hopes that the Council of Europe will adhere to its principles of democracy and will not make concessions to Russia, which is the largest state violating the principles of the Organization.
This is stated in the comments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on the occasion of 70th anniversary of founding of the Council of Europe, UNIAN reports.
It is noted that on May 5 the Council of Europe – an international organization that protects the rights and freedoms of almost 800 million people in 47 member states – marks its 70th anniversary of founding.
The Foreign Ministry noted that Ukraine has been a member of the Council of Europe since 1995, has been actively working in the statutory and working bodies of the Organization, joins in the formation of a common European legal space, joining more than 90 Council of Europe treaties, and Ukrainian citizens have the opportunity to seek protection of their rights to the European Court of Human Rights.
Also, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry stressed that the Council of Europe opened the way for further integration on the European continent, and its standards have become a guide in the defense of democratic values.
“However, we must sadly state that by the 70th anniversary the Organization approached in a crisis condition, which was caused primarily by the destructive actions of the Russian Federation, its aggression against Ukraine and direct financial blackmail of the Council of Europe in order to achieve its anti-democratic foreign policy goals,” said in comments.
As the Foreign Ministry stressed, “Ukraine hopes that over the decades of work, the Council of Europe has gained enough strength and common sense to continue to be an example of democracy, and not to celebrate its 70th anniversary in a dilapidated, compromised state because of groundless concessions in favor of the largest state violating its principles and norms.”
As The Journalist reported, Russia failed to change the procedure for imposing sanctions in PACE.
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