PACE President calls on Russia to release prisoners and return full control over Ukraine’s borders

PACE President calls on Russia to release prisoners and return full control over Ukraine’s borders

Ukrinform
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Pedro Agramunt has congratulated member of Ukraine’s official delegation to PACE Nadiya Savchenko on her first working day and on release of two Ukrainian political prisoners Yuriy Soloshenko and Hennady Afanasyev and called on Russia to release other prisoners, as well as to resolve the conflict and return Ukraine control over its borders.

The PACE President said this in his opening speech in the session hall of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.

The PACE President also called on both parties involved in the conflict in Ukraine to release other prisoners in accordance with the Minsk agreements, observe the ceasefire, withdraw troops, ensure holding of the elections in the east under the laws of Ukraine and international standards, and restore Ukraine's control of its eastern border that is recognized by the international community.

ish

While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and to the website of a foreign media outlet. Citing and using materials in offline media, mobile apps, Smart TV are allowed only with written permission from Ukrinform. News and publications marked as "Advertisement" and "PR" and articles in the section "Releases" include promoted content, and an advertiser is responsible for the content.

© 2015-2024 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Website design Studio Laconica

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-