Vyacheslav Volodin: the Council of Europe no longer makes sense
Chairman of the State Duma said that the Council of Europe would have nothing to do without Russia, thus “there is only one solution - to disband”
The Chairman of the State Duma posted that on his Telegram channel.
He recalled that
the Russian Federation became a member of the Council of Europe on 28 February
1996. “We had high expectations: commitment to democratic ideals and principles, harmonization of the laws of the member states and equal dialogue
of sovereign states. But our expectations have not been met,” stressed Vyacheslav
Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast)
.
According to the Chairman of the State Duma, all those years Russia had tried to conduct a dialogue. “We were not heard. The Council of Europe is committed to the principles unilateral guidelines and double standards,” he added.
“The dialogue of the deaf has become meaningless in such conditions. Our country has notified the Council of Europe of its withdrawal from the organization. That is the right decision,” stressed Vyacheslav Volodin.
The Chairman of the State Duma emphasized that Russia was one of the five largest donors of the organization. This year, the country did not contribute about 4 billion 200 million rubles to the Council of Europe, and this money that will be used in Russia in sanctions conditions. “We will use this money to solve the problems of our citizens and support our economy,” added the Chairman of the State Duma.
“The Council of Europe no longer makes sense. The organization had recently been discussing only Russia, criticizing it, condemning, putting pressure, sending appeals and adopting resolutions,” mentioned Vyacheslav Volodin.
“Our colleagues at the Council of Europe will have nothing to do without our country. And there is only one solution – to disband,” he added.
“Leaving the Council of Europe, we will pay more attention to bilateral relations. We plan to continue dialogue with national parliaments. We are open for mutually beneficial cooperation,” concluded the Chairman of the State Duma.
