Members of the Turkish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly
- Author(s):
- Parliamentary Assembly
- Origin
- Assembly
debate on 30 September and 1 October 1980 (l6th, 17th and 18th Sittings)
(see Doc. 4621, report of the Political Affairs Committee). Text adopted
by the Assembly on 1 October 1980 (18th Sitting).
- Thesaurus
The Assembly,
1. Noting that, in accordance with Article 25.b of the
Statute of the Council of Europe, and subject to the provisions
of paragraph a of that article, the term of office of the members
of the Turkish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly, whose composition
was notified by the Turkish Government on 21 April 1980 and whose
credentials were approved by the Assembly at the opening of its
32nd Ordinary Session, cannot expire before 11 May 1981;
2. Noting also that Turkish participation in the Parliamentary
Assembly will end on that date unless new elections are held in
the meantime;
3. Considering that the continuation of Turkish participation
in the Parliamentary Assembly, as indicated above, will be an important
means of aiding the rapid return of Turkey to normal democratic
life;
4. Concerned at the absence at the second part of its 32nd Session
of the majority of the members of the Turkish delegation,
5. Instructs the President of the Assembly to seek information
on their fate and to report to the Assembly ;
6. Instructs its Political Affairs Committee to follow developments
in Turkey closely, in such a way as to ensure that no member of
the Turkish delegation is prevented from participating in the Assembly's
work;
7. Decides to include this question on the agenda of the third
part of its 32nd Session in January 1981.
