Azerbaijan to chair Council of Europe Committee of Ministers in 2014

The Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis paid a two-day visit to this country in connection with rotation of the chairmanship to Serbia. Serbia will take over the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers from San Marino in May.

The chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers transfers to one of the CE member states once in six months according to the alphabet. Azerbaijan will chair the Committee from May till November in 2014.

Armenia will chair the CE Committee of Ministers on May-November 2013, Turkey November-May in 2011.

The period of the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers can change in connection with admission of new members to the Council of Europe, APA reports.