WELCOME BY MR MEVLÜT ÇAVUŞOĞLU,
PRESIDENT OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE,
TO MR THORBJĜRN JAGLAND, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(Tuesday 27 April 2010, 15H00, Hemicycle)
Dear Secretary General,
Thank you very much for coming to us today to give us an account of the process that you have engaged of reforming the Council of Europe.
We know well how active you have been over the last months and we deeply appreciate your efforts to increase the proactive role and the visibility of our organisation. You have visited many of the most problematic areas of the continent and, in dealing with them, you have promoted a better-focused and coordinated approach of all the competent Council of Europe sectors. You have also invested a lot of energy into strengthening the cooperation with the European Union, including its long-awaited accession to the European Convention on Human Rights.
The Assembly follows with great attention the reforms that you have initiated in the Council of Europe, as we fully share your view that such reforms are vital for the future of our organisation. Thank you for the good cooperation in that respect. We are therefore looking forward to hearing your address.