On Monday PACE winter session opened in Strasbourg, which will last until 27 January. According to the Council of Europe press service, the session on the agenda are the issues of the functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey and Ukraine, the Syrian crisis, the attack on the journalists, online media and freedom of the media in Europe.
At the session will make speeches President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis, President of Romania, Klaus Johannis, the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Johannes Hahn. Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jaglandwill also make a speech.
The meeting will also discuss the situation in Lebanon in the context of calls for regional stability and European security, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The Azerbaijani delegation left to participate in the session in Strasbourg.
According to the report, published on the website of the Milli Majlis, the delegation headed by the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee includes Rafael Huseynov, Sevinj Fataliyeva, Sahib Gafarov, Vusal Huseynov and Sabir Hajiyev.
It is noteworthy that the delegation does not include Elkhan Suleymanov and Muslim Mamedov, the defendants in the scandal connected with the investigation of the Italian Office of Public Prosecutor of the facts of bribery of deputies of the PACE, and in particular Luka Volonte. In addition, the NGO "European Initiative for Stability" made a report on “Caviar Diplomacy-2” 'sheds light on the facts of corruption in the PACE.
About 60 civil society activists appealed to the PACE session with a call to exclude liminate Suleymanov and Mamedov from the Assembly, and the voice of the Azerbaijani delegation to suspend pending investigation. At the same time, on behalf of the 96 pro-government NGOs a letter to protect the Azerbaijani government was sent to Strasbourg. -06D—
Politics
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Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan made an unexpected statement during a government session, emphasizing the need for a strategic deal with Azerbaijan. According to him, the future peaceful coexistence of the two countries must be guaranteed for the next century, and addressing this issue is the most crucial and fundamental task for both sides.
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A new draft agreement on financing climate programs, unveiled at the 29th session of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP29), proposes allocating at least $1.3 trillion (€1.23 trillion) annually for climate protection measures and adaptation to the impact of climate change, according to a 34-page document released on Wednesday. The draft, developed with input from developing nations, aims to address the needs of the world's poorest countries, though several contentious issues remain unresolved, AFP reported.
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On November 13, representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Afghan Taliban held talks in Baku as part of the COP29 conference. According to a report by Turan correspondent, the discussions took place behind closed doors and lasted for over an hour. No statements were made to the press following the meeting. Furthermore, conference security prevented journalists from asking questions to the meeting participants.
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Kichikhanim Khalilova, the wife of arrested public activist and first-group disabled person, Famil Khalilov, reported being followed during her time at the COP29 conference on November 13. She had been accredited in the "Green Zone" as a civil rights activist. From the moment she entered the conference area, a young man began to follow her.
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