13/10/2010 | President
“Intensifying inter-religious and intercultural dialogue is one of the best ways of combating xenophobia, racism, anti-semitism and islamophobia, which seem to be on the rise in many European societies,” PACE President Mevlüt Çavusoglu has said, speaking at the start of a visit to Moscow from 13 to 14 October. He is holding meetings with religious dignitaries: Patriarch Cyril of Moscow and All-Russia, the Grand Mufti of Russia and Chair of Russia’s Council of Muftis Sheik Ravil Gainutdin and the Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar.
01/10/2010 | President
“Cultural heritage is a mirror that reflects the best of us all as members of our societies and as European citizens. It brings societies ever closer one to another, by uniting them in diversities, strengthening cultural ties, mutual respect and understanding”, today said PACE President Mevlüt Çavusoglu addressing the 3RD European Heritage Forum, organised in Istanbul in the context of the 25th anniversary of European Heritage Days.
28/09/2010 | President
Referring to the European parliament’s decision to establish a parliamentary dimension of the Eastern Partnership – Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, PACE President today underlined the importance that both structures act “in complementary, rather than overlapping way”. He said he had stressed to the President of the EP that PACE should be able to participate in the work of the Euronest Assembly from the very beginning and with a formal status. Mevlüt Çavusoglu was addressing the Committee on European Affairs of the French National Assembly, in the framework of an official visit to Paris.
22/09/2010 | President
On the last day of his official visit to Ukraine (20-22 September), PACE President Mevlüt Çavusoglu was awarded the Honoris Causa by the President of the Odessa National Academy of Law, Serhii Kivalov, who is also Chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee of the Verkhovna Rada and a member of the Ukrainian PACE delegation. Speaking to the Academy’s students, professors and researchers, Mr Çavusoglu stressed the importance of the accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights.
21/09/2010 | President
“After years of political instability, the holding of a democratic presidential election and the creation of the new governing coalition gives Ukraine a unique chance to carry out the reforms which the country urgently needs,” PACE President Mevlüt Çavusoglu stressed today at a press conference in Kyiv.
15/09/2010 | President
PACE President Mevlüt Çavusoglu is to make an official visit to Ukraine from 20 to 22 September 2010. In Kyiv on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21, he is due to meet President Viktor Yanukovych, the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Lytvyn, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko and the leadership of coalition and opposition factions, as well as NGO representatives...
13/09/2010 | President
“I warmly welcome the positive result of the referendum on constitutional change in Turkey – as well as the high turnout, which showed how strongly the Turkish people are attached to their democratic rights and freedoms, and to a future in Europe. This marks an important new stage in Turkey’s democratic progress, and paves the way for further reforms soon, including a new civilian Constitution," declared today Mevlüt Çavusoglu, PACE President.
13/09/2010 | President
"We must ensure that the media perform a role of mediation and help create an environment conducive to better understanding of the various religious beliefs and cultural approaches" today said PACE President in Ohrid at the opening of an encounter on the religious dimension of intercultural dialogue organised by the Council of Europe and the Chairmanship of its Committee of Ministers.
10/09/2010 | President
In a letter today to Boris Gryzlov, Speaker of the Russian State Duma, and Sergey Mironov, Speaker of the Federation Council, PACE President Mevlüt Çavusoglu has expressed his great shock at the bombing which took place yesterday in Vladikavkaz: “I was deeply shocked to learn of the bombing which took place yesterday in Vladikavkaz, in which at least 15 people died and many more were injured. As you know, the Parliamentary Assembly has consistently condemned terrorism and all forms of violence..."
08/09/2010 | President
Mevlüt Çavusoglu, PACE President, today addressed a letter to Ali Larijani, President of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, calling on him to do his utmost for the death sentence against Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani to be repealed. “Many voices have been raised in defence of the life and dignity of Sakineh Ashtiani...
03/09/2010 | President
PACE President Mevlüt Çavusoglu has praised Sweden for its “active role” in both the Council of Europe and the European Union, and urged it to continue supporting the reform processes within both organisations, including EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights. At meetings today in Stockholm, Swedish EU Affairs Minister Birgitta Ohlson and the State Secretary to the Prime Minister Gustaf Lind discussed current priorities of the Council of Europe with the President, and reiterated Sweden’s firm support for Turkish accession to the EU.
02/09/2010 | President
At a joint meeting of the PACE Presidential Committee, led by its President Mevlüt Cavusoglu, and the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament in Brussels today, discussions focused on the accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights and in particular the right of...