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Foreign Ministers from the 46 member states of the Council of Europe held its 116th session on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 May in Strasbourg. This meeting marked the end of the current Romanian presidency, which succeeded by that of the Russian Federation
Friday 19 May, under the chairmanship of Mihan Razvan Ungureanu, the Foreign Minister of Romania, the ministers discussed two main political priorities of the Organisation:
- consolidation of the Council of Europe’s system for the protection of human rights,
- reinforcement of cooperation between the Council of Europe and the European Union.
The ministers also discussed other major priorities resulting from the Council of Europe's Third Summit in Warsaw, namely: the reinforcement of the Council's action in support of democracy and good governance, the development of intercultural dialogue and the Organisation's process of internal reform.
The Russian Federation took over the presidency of the Committee of Ministers from Romania, for a period of six months.
Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, presented the priorities for his presidency at the end of the session. (more ...)
 Conclusions of the Romanian Chairmanship
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At the invitation of Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis, the ministers had an informal meeting on thursday 18 May, with Martti Ahtisaari, the United Nations Special Envoy for the future status of Kosovo. |
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