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'No cause, no political motivation can justify terrorism'
'As every single European, I am deeply shocked by the massacre at Utoeya island youth camp and the bombing in Oslo, which caused the death of nearly one hundred people and wounded many others. On behalf of the 800 million Europeans which our Assembly represents, I extend my sincere condolences to the families of those dead as well as to the authorities of Norway. (More)
At the end of a one-day visit to the Hatay region in Turkey on 26 July, a four-member delegation from the PACE Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population, headed by Christopher Chope (United Kingdom, EDG), stated that “the Turkish authorities must be congratulated for their quick response to the situation'. The delegation, which visited two refugee camps in the Hatay region and met those involved in managing the situation said the conditions in the camps were of high standards. (More) | ||||||||||||
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The Council of Europe seeks a moratorium
and for Serbia’, says PACE President Following the arrest today of Goran Hadzic, the President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Mevlüt Çavusoglu made the following statement: “The arrest of Goran Hadzic is excellent news, and I congratulate the Serbian authorities on this important step – which our Assembly has long been calling for. (More) 'I am very satisfied with the start of dialogue' PACE rapporteur welcomes evolving dialogue in Armenia At the end of a monitoring visit to Yerevan, the PACE co-rapporteur for Armenia of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Axel Fischer (Germany, EPP/CD), has welcomed the evolving dialogue between the ruling coalition in the National Assembly and the extra-parliamentary opposition party, the Armenian National Congress. (More)
PACE President said that the “winds of change” sweeping the Arab world offer “huge opportunities” for the creation of a neighbourhood to Europe which is more peaceful, stable, democratic and prosperous. Addressing a round table at the Odessa National Academy of Law, Mr Çavusoglu listed the steps the Council of Europe – and particularly the Assembly – was taking to share its deep knowledge of democratic transformation, yet without “giving lessons or imposing models”. (More)
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Following the massacre at Utoeya island youth camp and the bombing in Oslo, the President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Mevlüt Çavusoglu made the following statement: 
