28/01/2009 Session
Miguel Angel Moratinos, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain and Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, today emphasised the priority the Spanish Chairmanship attaches to the entry into force of Protocol No.14, so the European Court of Human Rights can improve its efficiency. Addressing the Parliamentary Assembly on 28 January, he said the role of the Council of Europe must be strengthened and described it ''as a cornerstone of European architecture and a guarantee of fundamental values''. He also expressed his support to the American government’s decision to close Guantánamo prison and to end practices which breach humanitarian principles.