26/05/2023 Standing Committee
“Now the #RoadToReykjavik is over and I wish to stress once again that this was an exciting, eventful, and – most importantly – successful journey. But when one road ends, another one begins. And now we must implement the decisions taken in Reykjavik, so that they bring meaningful results to every European and, above all, help bring peace and justice to Ukraine,” said the PACE President, speaking at the opening of the Standing Committee meeting in Riga.
In Iceland, he underlined, “an ambitious roadmap was set out, aiming at restoring peace in Europe based on justice, multilateral co-operation and respect for the fundamental values which this organisation upholds. Our Assembly has every reason to be very satisfied with the outcomes of the Fourth Summit.”
“Very importantly,” he added, “the Heads of State and Government did not ignore our call to set up, as quickly as possible, a comprehensive system of accountability with a view to ensuring that all wrongful acts committed by Russia in and against Ukraine are properly investigated, prosecuted and punished, and that justice is indeed done.”
“I am particularly happy that Latvia, as the Chair of the Committee of Ministers, will kick off the implementation of the Summit’s decisions, as a country that has repeatedly manifested its strong commitment to effectively address the complex challenges currently faced by our continent while pursuing an innovative and forward-looking agenda,” Mr Kox concluded.