Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers

Ukraine
May to November 2011

Committee of Ministers chairmanship transfers from Ukraine to the United Kingdom

07.11.2011 - Committee of Ministers chairmanship transferred today from Ukraine to the United Kingdom. The meeting of the Ministers' Deputies today reviewed the Ukrainian chairmanship and looked at United Kingdom priorities for the coming six months. Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, presented the report on the Ukrainian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (11 May – 7 November 2011). (more...

22.07.2011 - Kostyantyn Gryshchenko: executions in Belarus cause of deep concern

The two reported executions in Belarus are a cause of deep concern to the Ukrainian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, says Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, in his...

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21.06.2011 - Integration with Europe remains an absolute priority for Ukraine

In his third address to the Assembly, President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine recalled the importantance for the unity of Ukrainian society to pursue European integration while strengthening relations with neighbouring countries, especially Russia. Ukraine currently holds the Chairmanship of the...

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20.06.2011 - Ukraine Foreign Minister highlights “Common values – joint efforts”

Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, currently Chairman of the Committee of Ministers, says that Ukraine wants to see tolerant, open and mutually supportive societies based on respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law, thrive across Europe. Speaking today to the Assembly, he said that Ukraine...

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