23/01/2024 | 20:17:08 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) President, Colleagues, On October 7 we were shocked by the gruesome terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel. It was the deadliest single attack on Israel by Hamas ever. Children, youth and the elderly were not spared, they were brutally terrorised, killed and taken hostage. Families and communities were traumatised. An attack like this would be a deep wound to any country. President, In my speech in October, I strongly condemned the attack... 12/10/2023 | 20:16:02 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Thank you President, And thank you to our rapporteur. You have managed to present a thorough report on this very urgent matter in a short time. I join my colleagues in the condemnation of the military operation launched by Azerbaijan on 19. September. Our Assembly has reacted on the blockade of the Lachin-corridor. We have spoken up on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh – numerous times. From the Parliamentary Assembly we have encouraged, and... 12/10/2023 | 19:35:50 Thank you, Mister President. It is with a heavy heart that I take the floor in this debate. Mr Osman Kavala should have been released from prison several years ago already. He should not have been arrested in the first place. It is not the first time our Assembly has called for his release. I am afraid that it will not be the last. I can only hope that the Turkish authorities will prove me wrong. With this urgent debate, we join the Committee of Ministers in their call for Mr Osman Kavala’s... 12/10/2023 | 17:29:43 Thank you. Does anyone object? That is not the case. As there is no objection I declare that Amendments 4, 2, 3 and 1 to the draft Resolution have been agreed. I understand – I am looking for Ms Mariia MEZENTSEVA. Where are you sitting? You are there. I understand that Ms Mariia MEZENTSEVA wishes to move an oral sub-Amendment. I remind the Assembly of Rule 34.7 which enables the President to accept an oral amendment only if it promotes clarity, accuracy or conciliation. In my opinion, the... 12/10/2023 | 17:27:45 In favour with a large majority? I shall now put the Amendment to the vote. And the vote is open. And the vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. Amendment 6 is agreed to. Thank you. And we will now proceed to vote on the draft Recommendation contained in Document 15821. A two-third majority is required and the vote is now open. And the vote is closed. I ask for the result to be displayed. And the draft Recommendation document 15821 is adopted, thank you. We will now come to... 12/10/2023 | 17:24:02 In favour. Thank you. I shall now put Amendment 2 to the vote. And the vote is open. And the vote is closed. And I call for the result to be displayed. And Amendment 2 is agreed. Thank you. We will now proceed to vote on the draft Resolution contained in Document 15821. A simple majority is required and the vote is now open. And the vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. And the draft Resolution in Document 15821 is adopted. Thank you. We will now consider the draft... 12/10/2023 | 17:22:41 Thank you, Mister PAPANDREOU. Does anyone else wish to speak against the sub-Amendment? That's not the case. What is the opinion of the mover of the main Amendment, Mr FASSINO? You are in favour. I will now put the sub-Amendment to the vote. And the vote is open. The vote is closed. And I call for the results to be displayed. The sub-Amendment is agreed to. Thank you. We will now consider the main Amendment. Does anyone wish to speak against the main Amendment? No, that's not the case... 12/10/2023 | 17:15:31 Thank you, Mister ZINGERIS. The debate is closed. We will now start the consideration of the first Report. The Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy has presented a draft Resolution [Doc. 15821] to which 5 Amendments have been tabled and 2 sub-Amendments, and a draft Recommendation [Doc. 15821], to which 1 Amendment has been tabled. We will start with consideration of the draft Resolution and then move onto consideration of the draft Recommendation. I understand that the Committee on... 11/10/2023 | 18:40:24 Clear majority against. I put the Amendment to the vote. And the vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. And Amendment 9 is rejected. We will now proceed to vote on the draft Resolution contained in Doc. 15825, as amended. A simple majority is required. The vote is now open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. The draft Resolution in Doc. 15825 is adopted. We will now consider the draft Recommendation contained in Doc. 15825 to... 11/10/2023 | 18:26:18 Thank you, Mr Damien COTTIER. The debate is closed. The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights has presented a draft Resolution (Document 15825) to which 12 amendments have been tabled and a draft Recommendation (Document 15825) to which two amendments have been tabled. We will start with considerations of the draft Resolution and then move on to consideration of the draft Recommendation. I understand that the Chairpersons of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights wish to...