Moscow will not file an application for confirming the Russian delegation’s powers at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in 2018, Head of Russia’s State Duma (lower house) International Affairs Committee Leonid Slutsky informed TASS.
"Just like during the previous two years, we will not apply for confirming the delegation’s powers at PACE for 2018 and will not attend the January session. There is a decision to this effect," Slutsky said.
Slutsky confirmed though that it is planned to continue consultations to find a way out of the crisis in relations between Russia and PACE.