Ukrainian MP Logvinskiy elected as PACE Vice President

Ukrainian MP Georgiy Logvinskiy has been elected as Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

PACE members unanimously supported the candidacy of the Ukrainian parliamentarian, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"It's a huge honor, pride, and responsibility for me. The post of the Vice President and the member of the PACE Bureau is the highest position at the international parliamentary arena in the history of Ukraine," Logvinskiy wrote on his Facebook page.

He assured that he would now make every effort to further support Ukraine, restore its integrity, protect the human rights.

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