Member of Parliament
Social Democratic Party
Eduskunta
FI - 00102 - Helsinki
Finland
Working language: English
26/06/2024 - Session Armenia: while welcoming electoral reforms, PACE regrets the excessive polarisation of the political climate 25/01/2024 - Session The Assembly sets out its vision of a democratic future for Belarus 11/01/2024 - Political Affairs and Democracy Belarus: parliamentarians and democratic forces hold dialogue in Helsinki on the country’s future 08/01/2024 - Political Affairs and Democracy Belarus democratic forces in Helsinki for parliamentary dialogue on the country's future 12/12/2023 - Political Affairs and Democracy Belarus: PACE committee takes a stand for democracy, urges accountability and support
26/06/2024 | 11:49:21 Mister President, Thanks very much for these three excellent reports. Thanks very much for this very mature, important discussion we are having here today. Obviously, all are focusing on the brutal aggression Russia made against the independent sovereign state of Ukraine. We are now discussing here with serious consequences what has happened and obviously, to keep those accountable who are behind this brutal aggression. We are in full solidarity here together. That's why the items we are... 18/04/2024 | 18:26:24 Mister President, Two weeks ago, I visited Palestine and Israel meeting the political leadership on both sides. The country is full of fear, bitterness, hate. The international community is having too many double standards. That's my question, and I have lots of confusing questions to you to address. First, is it so that everything started on October 7th last year, or is it actually a vicious circle of decades, even centuries? Is it so that one war crime justifies other war crimes? Is it so... 16/04/2024 | 18:32:46 Mister President, Thanks very much to Ms Dora BAKOYANNIS, for this excellent, excellent report. As Mr Oleksii GONCHARENKO just mentioned, you took on a serious challenge and you made an excellent, good report. You kept your integrity very clear and it is a balanced one for all of us to assess. Clearly, Ms Dora BAKOYANNIS, you were a bridge builder. You try to find issues where we can share views, opinions and have somewhat consensus. You try to seek solutions instead of controversies. We have... 25/01/2024 | 17:35:24 Mr President, colleagues, Thank you very much for your remarks - very important contributions from all of you. Ms Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, excellent speech, excellent profound speech. You were not only looking back, you were looking forward. You said very clearly that the destiny of Ukraine and Belarus are intertwined. You clearly said that without Ukraine winning you cannot actually build a democratic society, but you also said very clearly, without democratic sovereign Belarus, there will... 25/01/2024 | 16:34:03 Mister President, Dear colleagues, Dear friends, Ladies and gentlemen, It's a very, very great moment for me personally. A three-and-a-half-year process is at the end. We started the report process three and a half years ago. Particularly, I am very honoured that Ms Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, the leader of the democratic opposition in Belarus, might say, my friend, you respect your present by your presence, this report process that we are now ending. That is a great honour. Thank you very much...
06/06/2024 | Doc. 15994 | Report The honouring of obligations and commitments by Armenia 05/01/2024 | Doc. 15892 | Report A democratic future for Belarus 10/01/2022 | Doc. 15432 | Report The functioning of democratic institutions in Armenia
02/07/2024 | Doc. 15973 | Written declaration Kazakhstan’s progress on human rights, democracy and co-operation with the Council of Europe 26/06/2024 | Doc. 16021 | Motion for a resolution Support for political negotiations to enforce exchange and release of prisoners of war 24/04/2024 | Doc. 15913 | Written declaration Call on Kazakhstan to ratify and implement the Istanbul Convention 24/04/2024 | Doc. 15915 | Written declaration Iran: people's rights against repression 24/04/2024 | Doc. 15920 | Written declaration Systemic arbitrary deprivation of liberty in Türkiye may constitute crimes against humanity
26/06/2024 | Doc. 16003, vote on the draft text for resolution Countering the erasure of cultural identity in war and peace 26/06/2024 | Doc. 16003, vote on the draft text for recommendation Countering the erasure of cultural identity in war and peace 18/04/2024 | Doc. 15955, vote on the draft text for resolution Mainstreaming the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment with the Reykjavik process 18/04/2024 | Doc. 15955, vote on the draft text for recommendation Mainstreaming the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment with the Reykjavik process 17/04/2024 | Doc. 15966, vote on the draft text for resolution Alexei Navalny's death and the need to counter Vladimir Putin's totalitarian regime and its war on democracy