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Austria hands over chairmanship to Azerbaijan

Austria hands over chairmanship to Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan took over from Austria the Chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers for a period of six months beginning on 14 May.

On 6 May in Vienna, at the end of the 124th session of the Committee of Ministers, the outgoing Chair, Sebastian Kurz, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria, gave an overview of his country's achievements during its chairmanship. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, then presented the priorities of his country’s chairmanship.

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Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers meet in Vienna

The Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Council of Europe's 47 member states met in Vienna on 6 May, at the Hofburg palace. At the end of the session, Sebastian Kurz, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria and Chairman of the Committee of Ministers presented the Conclusions of the Chairman.

Items on the agenda included: 

· Council of Europe values and stability in Europe: current challenges

a) State of democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Europe – Report by the Secretary General
b) The current crisis in Europe

· Securing the long-term effectiveness of the system of the European Convention on Human Rights

· Co-operation with the European Union

· The policy of the Council of Europe towards neighbouring regions

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