Azerbaijani deligation attend PACE Permanent Committee meeting

Azerbaijani deligation attend PACE Permanent Committee meeting
The Permanent Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe held a session in Edinburgh, Scotland on 24-25 November.

Azerbaijan was represented at the session by a group of MPs led by Samad Seyidov, chairman of the international relations and parliamentary ties committee of Milli Majlis, head of Azerbaijan’s delegation to PACE.

The session focused on outcomes of presidential elections in Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan, parliamentary elections in Tunisia, state of fundamental human rights and freedoms, threats of shadow economy for democracy and rule of law, impact of armed conflicts on environment, psychological and domestic violence against women, combating forms of religious discrimination and many other issues, Azerbaijani MP, also member of the delegation to the session, Sahiba Gafarova said.

The members of the Azerbaijani delegation made reports on these matters and took an active part in discussions, she added.

These sessions are important to identify next agenda of PACE sessions, Gafarova added.

Gafarova also represents Azerbaijan in the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men at PACE.

Gafarova has also made a report on issues discussed on behalf of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men and the amendments she proposed were taken into account.

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