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President deeply concerned by Russia’s decision to offer Russian citizenship to Donbass residents

30/04/2019 | President

Liliane Maury Pasquier expressed deep concern at the decree of the Russian Federation offering citizenship and passports under simplified procedures to residents in the areas of the Donbass.

After Christchurch and Sri Lanka, a religious community is again attacked in San Diego

28/04/2019 | President

My thoughts are with the victims of the gun shooting yesterday at a synagogue in Poway, San Diego in Calinfornia in the USA, an observer State of the Council of Europe, declared Liliane Maury Pasquier.

Working visit by the President to Georgia

25/04/2019 | President

Liliane Maury Pasquier will visit Georgia for a working visit, during which she will meet the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Parliament and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

International co-operation and preventive measures to counter terrorism and radicalisation

18/04/2019 | President

“International and interparliamentary cooperation is more necessary than ever to counter international terrorism, violent extremism and radicalisation,” PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier said in her address.

Conference in Saint Petersburg on “Countering international terrorism” co-organised by PACE

12/04/2019 | President

A PACE Ad hoc Committee will participate on 18 April in a conference in Saint Petersburg on “Countering international terrorism”, as well as PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier, who will make a speech at the conference's plenary session.

President hails local and regional authorities as ‘guardians of grassroots democracy’

04/04/2019 | President

President Liliane Maury Pasquier has paid tribute to the role of local and regional authorities as “guardians of grassroots democracy”, building and reinforcing trust between citizens and institutions.

President congratulates Armenian people and authorities on peaceful political and democratic transition

29/03/2019 | President

Liliane Maury Pasquier congratulated the people of Armenia and the authorities for completing a peaceful and democratic political transition which followed a major overhaul of the country’s governance system.

President praises the smooth functioning of democratic institutions in Armenia

27/03/2019 | President

Speaking to the National Assembly as part of her official visit to Armenia, PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier praised the smooth functioning of democratic institutions in the country.

President makes official visit to Armenia

22/03/2019 | President

Liliane Maury Pasquier will make an official visit to Armenia from 26 to 28 March. She is due to meet, notably, the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the National Assembly.

PACE President, at the UN, urges ‘a pushback against the pushback’ on gender equality

15/03/2019 | President

Liliane Maury Pasquier, ending a visit to New York where she took part in the UN Commission on the Status of Women, has joined UN Secretary General António Guterres in calling for a “pushback against the pushback” on gender equality.

Officially recognising victims of terrorism at international level

11/03/2019 | President

On European Remembrance Day for the Victims of Terrorism, PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier has appealed for victims of terrorism to be recognised officially at international level.

President calls for action to end violence against women

08/03/2019 | President

Speaking on the occasion of International Women's Day, Liliane Maury Pasquier, urged strong action against sexism and violence against women, driven by ongoing inequality between women and men.