17 May 2004 01:08
Russia to raise Baltic human rights at PACE session
Delegation chief Konstantin Kosachyov, who also heads the Duma
international affairs committee, told a Monday briefing that an
MOSCOW. May 17 (Interfax) - The Russian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will
initiate a debate on the violation of the rights of retired military personnel in Estonia and the position of the
Russian-speaking minority in Latvia at the session in June.
understanding has been reached with PACE representatives to revive the dialogue on the Chechen dossier that was
suspended after the dissolution of the Duma-PACE commission.
In connection with this, the reports of three commissions - for political questions, legal questions and refugees -
are expected at the June session. "We agreed that all three rapporteurs would come to Moscow and Chechnya for a
fact finding mission on May 31 through June 5," Kosachyov said. [RU EUROPE EEU EMRG POL WEU LT EE] ml tl
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