28/09/2021 | 18:57:36 Ladies and gentlemen, I have, once again, the very unpleasant duty to chair the meeting at the last moment of the day. It was the same yesterday, and we were left very little time, yesterday, like now also. That means that we will try to be swift and quick in terms of speeches and in terms of conducting the meeting. That is actually my responsibility to do it that that way. The item we are now discussing – we principally have half an hour, maybe 5 minutes can be extra time, but that is... 27/09/2021 | 19:34:52 Now we are moving to the decision-making side of the meeting. The Committee has presented a draft resolution on the item, as you know. Good luck to us! Timing wise also. Good luck. No amendments have been made, so we seem to be unanimous in terms of the report itself and obviously the issue itself. It's actually emphasising the significance that we can really unanimously agree, all groups and all members here on the draft resolution. A simple majority is required. I declare the vote now open... 27/09/2021 | 19:04:28 We will put that on the minutes. That's there, we cannot change obviously the results. Now we move to the next item on our agenda. I'm sure, although we are one our late that looking at that issue itself and also looking at the list of amendments, I hope that this will be very swiftly and easily done. That's my hope anyhow. The issue is about the scope of parliamentary immunities of the members of our Assembly. That actually is our issue itself. We are now creating the guidelines. I know that... 27/09/2021 | 17:17:02 (...what happens if I start to vomit. I'm so sorry - this is actually for health reasons for me that I... in my parliament I have usually actually not... but I will try to do my best, I will try to do my best. Can I start once again?) Thanks Mr Paul GAVAN for an excellent report. It's a good base for our discussion. Secondly I want to remind you about 2001, the year Azerbaijan and Armenia joined the Council of Europe. It was agreed - it was clearly agreed - that only peaceful means were to be... 24/06/2021 | 17:08:56 Thank you very much indeed for the discussion. I also thank very much Mr Momodou Malcolm JALLOW for the report itself. This has been a very valuable discussion in very many ways. We human beings are different, but we are equal. The basic issue of humanity, obviously, is to respect each other. The most natural thing, obviously, is that we are also by colour etc. different, even in gender we are different. Let's understand equality and non-discrimination. Thanks very much indeed for this... 24/06/2021 | 16:17:17 Thank you very much, Mister JALLOW for your very important statement. I fully agree, It's a historical moment. It's a very important item for everyone of us to share and discuss. I have already noted that Ms E. Tendayi ACHIUME, the United Nations rapporteur on these issues will address us after this debate, so that's important. I have heard a critic during this session, altogether, that the speakers' list has been too long too many times. Those who have been listed already before hand and... 24/06/2021 | 16:07:14 Thank you very much, Mister LOPUSHANSKYI. We put your note into the minutes. So it's noted. Thank you very much. Okay. Now we move to the Progress Report of the Bureau. This Bureau sat just now in the afternoon and has proposed several references to the Committees. They are set out in the Progress Report (Doc. 15318 Addendum 4), as you have it. These references must be submitted for ratification by the Assembly, so I will ask: Are there any objections to these references? I don't see any... 23/06/2021 | 10:31:51 Mr President, dear colleagues, During its April session, our Assembly adopted two resolutions concerning Belarus. The resolution on "human rights violations in Belarus" gives a detailed account of the serious and repeated human rights violations committed on a massive scale following the 2020 presidential election. Similarly, the resolution on the "urgent need for electoral reform in Belarus" condemns in the strongest terms the unprecedented wave of violence, mass arrests, intimidation and... 22/06/2021 | 18:14:26 Thanks a lot. Does anyone wish to speak against? No. Committee opinion. I put Amendment no. 11 to vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. Result. Clearly approved. Now we go to the draft recommendation as a whole. A two-thirds majority is required for this. I will put the whole draft recommendation to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. The results. Clearly approved. That's the end of this item. Thanks very much for your active participation. We'll still continue the... 22/06/2021 | 18:11:43 I suppose these thanks were really... now Committee. The Committee is in favour. I put Amendment No. 10 to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. Results: clearly approved. And now, ladies and gentlemen, we are in the stage that we have the whole draft resolution to put to the vote. So the whole draft resolution is now on the vote. The vote is open. Let's wait that everybody can vote. The vote is closed. And the result: clear majority. Congratulations to Mr Andrej HUNKO and everybody...