French President François Hollande, German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will address the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) at its autumn plenary session in Strasbourg (10-14 October).
A current affairs debate has been requested on the situation in Turkey in the light of the attempted coup d’Etat. Debates are also foreseen on the political consequences of the Ukraine conflict and on legal remedies for human rights violations in areas not under Ukrainian control.
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, will address the Assembly in the context of a report on sport for all. The parliamentarians will also debate reports on children’s rights related to surrogacy, on lessons from the “Panama Papers” to ensure fiscal and social justice, as well as on co-operation with the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Estonia’s Foreign Minister Jürgen Ligi will present the activities of the Committee of Ministers, which he currently chairs, and answer parliamentarians’ questions. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, will also take questions.