MFA: the question of the withdrawal of Russia from the Council of Europe at the present time is not worth it
The question of the withdrawal of Russia from the Council of Europe at the present time it is not necessary in the real plane, told reporters the Head of the Department of European cooperation Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Ivan Satanovsky.
"The issue is complex, We now (the Issue of withdrawal of Russia from the Council of Europe) is not set, by itself, in such a plane, and in principle We have contractual obligations that must be fulfilled. If We take the parliamentary component of the PACE, and in truth, a big crisis. Difficult situation in the Council of Europe. But the Issue of withdrawal as it is currently not necessary, " He said.
Satanovsky said that the Russian Federation must assert its position on various international platforms.
"The easiest thing to leave, slamming the door, But the Question nobody puts. We are obliged to defend their position at all sites. The Council of Europe is a very important International platform, " He said.
He said that about the Russian delegation to PACE adopted discriminatory measures and consider them unacceptable." it was stated many times and at different levels, But let's hope that in the process of further work within the framework of the Council of Europe our personal position will find more understanding, " He said.
The parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has deprived the Russian delegation's voting rights until April, thereby extending introduced before the punishment, because of the situation in Ukraine. Head of the state Duma Committee on international Affairs Alexei Pushkov first stated that the Russian Federation leaves the Assembly before the end of 2015.
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