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The role of the Council of Europe in preventing conflicts, restoring credibility of international institutions and promoting global peace

Amendment No. 3 | Doc. 15821 | 09 October 2023

Signatories:
Mr Oleksii GONCHARENKO, Ukraine, EC/DA ; Ms Larysa BILOZIR, Ukraine, ALDE ; Mr Oleksandr MEREZHKO, Ukraine, EC/DA ; Mr Arkadiusz MULARCZYK, Poland, EC/DA ; Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Mr Emanuelis ZINGERIS, Lithuania, EPP/CD
Origin
2023 - Fourth part-session
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 7, insert the following paragraph:

"The Assembly strongly advises member States to refrain from initiating official interactions with the governments of both the Russian Federation and Belarus, particularly in the realm of diplomatic appointments. Regrettably, it has come to the Assembly's attention that a Hungarian diplomat recently presented their credentials as an Ambassador of Hungary to Belarus, thus de facto acknowledging the self-proclaimed president of Belarus."

Explanatory note

To refrain from engaging with aggressor state or accomplices of their aggression, particularly in the context of diplomatic appointments.