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"House of Representatives" Want in PACE

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"House of Representatives" Want in PACE

The "deputies" of "House of Representatives" hope for restoration of a special guest status in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Vital Busko, chairman of the "parliamentary commission on foreign affairs, informed journalists on January 27.

He noted the PACE had recently taken the election of a new chairman. He is from Spain. "In his speech he's underlined relations with Belarus and the status recovery of our country. And we do hope that it will be granted," BelaPAN quotes Busko.

The "deputy" also mentioned that Mikalai Samaseika, head of "National Assembly" delegation on contacts with the PACE, was in Strasbourg that time. On January 28 he is to participate in session of a commission on political issues and democracy within the winter session of the assembly.

Belarus received the status of the special guest on September 16, 1992, but was deprived of it on January 13, 1997, the Bureau of the Assembly did not recognized the "referendum" of November 24, 1996corresponding to international standards.

In June 2009 the PACE adopted the resolution. It says that the status of the special guest may be returned to the Belarusian Parliament only after moratorium on capital punishment.

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