Secretary General, Thorbjørn Jagland said today in an interview with Ria Novosti that he welcomed the decision in the State Duma to postpone the examination of the draft constitutional law which would allow the Russian Constitutional court to decide whether the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights should be executed.

“This draft constitutional law would affect the protection of the human rights of Russian citizens, and is a question which must be discussed thoroughly. The Council of Europe is ready to offer advice in this debate, if requested by the State Duma” said the Secretary General.