Today in Strasbourg the PACE autumn session opened. It will continue until October 2.
The agenda includes a humanitarian and political response to the problem of refugees in Europe and the creation of real asylum system in Europe.
On September 30 thesession will hear the report of the Azerbaijani MP Rafael Huseynov on the topic "Living together in a democratic society and religious freedom."
It will also discuss implementation of the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights.
The Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić and the Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denise Zvizdich, who is currently the Chairman of the CoE Committee of Ministers, will speak before the MPs.
The Assembly will select its Chairman for the next five years. Now the position is held by Wojciech Sawicki.
In addition, the CoE Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland is to answer the questions of the PACE deputies.
Within the session, the PACE President Anne Brasseur will hold a press conference. -16D-
Politics
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On 23 November at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, eco-activists from different countries held a protest action against the failure of countries to agree on climate finance.
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On the eve of the closing of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has drawn attention to the criminal cases of journalists detained in Azerbaijan.
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Negotiations at the 29th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku have been extended until November 24, a source in the UNFCCC Secretariat told the Turan news agency. According to the source, participants aim to finalize and sign the concluding documents by that date.
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According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, officials from the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office's Anti-Smuggling Unit have detained an Azerbaijani citizen with a large shipment of gold. The detention took place near the Vadi İstanbul shopping center in the Sarıyer district, where a taxi was stopped. During the search, 70 kg of gold was found. The Azerbaijani citizen in the vehicle claimed ownership of the cargo and also stated that he was a diplomat. The investigation by the prosecutor's office is ongoing, reports Sabah newspaper. The media outlet does not disclose the name of the "diplomat," only his initials – M.G.Ş. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined to comment on the situation.
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