Turkey
is giving positive consideration to becoming part of the
North-South Centre
Addressing the Parliamentary Assembly, on 12 April, the
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoğlu,
responded to a question by Mr Vera Jardim about the
North-South Centre and on this occasion stressed that Turkey
is giving positive consideration to becoming part of the
North-South Centre.
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See the question and the answer
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See the communication of Ahmet
Davutoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turquey
Malta
returns to the North-South Centre
In a letter dated 16 September 2010, the Permanent
Representation of Malta to the Council of Europe, announced
that his country had decided to join the North-South Centre
with effect on 1 January 2011.
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See the Statement by the Chair of the North-South Centre
Azerbaijan joined the
North-South Centre
In a letter to the Secretary General dated 7 July 2010, the
Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan, Dr. Abulfas
Garayev, announced that Azerbaijan would join the Centre on 1
August 2010, making it the 23rd member State of
the NSC.
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See declaration made by the Chair of the North-South Centre
on this matter
Green-light for the accession of Cape Verde to the
North-South Centre
On 9 December 2009, the Committee
of Ministers, on the basis of the request addressed on
11 November by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cape
Verde to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe,
adopted a positive decision in principle regarding the
accession of Cape Verde to the North-South Centre. Since
then, the statutory consultation of the North-South
Centre member States which are not members of the
Council of Europe has taken place, and the Holy See and
Morocco have both supported this request.
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Declaration
of the Chair of the North-South Centre regarding the request of Cape
Verde to join the North-South Centre
With the accession request of Cape Verde, the
North-South Centre takes another very important political step as
this request opens the perspective of welcoming – after Morocco – a
second African country, and also and above all, our first member
State from the Sub-Saharan Africa.
. Photo: Submission of the letter of the
request of Cape Verde to join the North-South Centre
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Declaration
Italy
returns to the North-South Centre Through a letter dated 13 March 2009,
the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy, Mr Frattini, informed the
Secretary General of the Council of Europe of the decision taken by
the Italian government to re-establish its membership of the
North-South Centre, "appreciating its current work and its programmes
for the coming years". This decision took effect on 15 March 2009.
more.
Serbia
joins the North-South Centre
In a letter dated 6 February 2009, Ambassador Sladjana Prica,
Permanent Representative of Serbia to the Council of Europe, has
notified to the Secretary General the decision taken in January by the
Serbian government to become a member of the North-South Centre. This
decision follows an initiative of the Minister for Youth and Sport,
Snezana Samardzic-Markovic and took effect on 1 March 2009.
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Turkey
is giving positive consideration to becoming part of the
North-South Centre
Malta
returns to the North-South Centre
Azerbaijan joined the
North-South Centre
Declaration
of the Chair of the North-South Centre regarding the request of Cape
Verde to join the North-South Centre
Italy
returns to the North-South Centre
Serbia
joins the North-South Centre