Azerbaijan`s Parliament Speaker meets PACE President in France

By  Azertac 

An Azerbaijani delegation led by Parliament Speaker Ogtay Asadov participated in the meeting of Speakers of parliament of the Council of Europe member states in Strasbourg on September 15.

The delegation included chairman of the parliamentary committee, Head of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Samad Seyidov, Chairperson of the PACE’s Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Sahiba Gafarova and other officials.

The delegates discussed the issues of the migration and refugee crisis in Europe: role and responsibilities of parliaments, national parliaments and the Council of Europe: together promoting democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and mobilization of parliaments against hate, for inclusive and non-racist societies.

During his visit Asadov met President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Pedro Agramunt, where the sides spoke about prospects of cooperation, as well as relations between Azerbaijan and the Council of Europe.

The meeting was also attended by chairman of the parliamentary committee, Head of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Samad Seyidov, Chairperson of the PACE’s Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Sahiba Gafarova.