Today, March 23, 2021, a meeting of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe is being held in Strasbourg, France, via videoconference. The head of the Russian delegation to the Chamber of Regions, Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Omsk Region, Vladimir Varnavsky, takes part in the work of the 40th plenary session of the Congress.
Vladimir Varnavsky: Europe must hear us
Today, March 23, 2021, a meeting of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe is being held in Strasbourg, France, via videoconference. The head of the Russian delegation to the Chamber of Regions, Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Omsk Region, Vladimir Varnavsky, takes part in the work of the 40th plenary session of the Congress.
As noted by the speaker of the regional
parliament, he considers the active participation of the Russian
delegations to the CLRAEC events in
the coming year to strengthen Russia’s authority in the world political
space and a clear, principled defense of our country’s position on
international arena, especially in the context of heightened contradictions with the leaders of Western European
states and the USA.
At the meeting powers of delegations will be approved
of all member countries of the Council of Europe - in a new composition and elected leaders
bodies of Congress for the period until the fall of 2023. Absentee voting procedure
already launched.
Commenting on the event, Vladimir
Varnavsky explained that as a result of negotiations between the leaders of the four
Congressional political groups, voting results and agreements reached
package proposals of candidates for election to the leadership have already been formed
organs of Congress. From Russia to the post of Deputy Chairman of the Congress in
The Governor of the Leningrad Region is vying for the Chamber of Regions. His candidacy
included in the voting list, and the entire Russian delegation in full force
will support it.
Tomorrow the work of the Congress will continue.