ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, April 21, 2023
The MPs Mr. Kostis Efstathiou, members of the Cypriot delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will travel to Strasbourg on Sunday, 23 April 2023, to participate in the second part of the PACE 2023 Session, which will take place between 24 and 28 April 2023. The delegation will be accompanied by the Senior International Relations Officer Ms Gabriella Maragou.
Mr Efstathiou, as Rapporteur of the Assembly on the implementation of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, will present his Report and Resolution, which will be submitted for adoption by the Plenary.
Other issues to be discussed include the meeting of the Heads of State of the Council of Europe in Reykjavik next May, the situation of displaced Ukrainian citizens as a result of the ongoing war, the European Convention on Human Rights in relation to national constitutions, the evaluation of the "Partnership for Democracy" institution between the CSTO and parliaments of non-Council of Europe member states, best strategies for better prevention and response to natural disasters and the protection of democracy, human rights and the environment in international trade.
The Assembly will be addressed by the President of Iceland, Mr. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and the Foreign Minister of Iceland, Mr. Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Ms. Marija Pejčinović and the Human Rights Commissioner of the Organisation, Ms. Burić Dunja Mijatović.
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