§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to mark the accession of Georgia to full membership of the Council of Europe. [69260]
§ Mr. Tony LloydGeorgia has yet formally to accede to the Council of Europe (CoE).
The CoE Committee of Ministers is to consider the recommendation of the CoE Parliamentary Assembly that Georgia be invited to become a full member of the organisation, but with the requirement that Georgia meets certain specified commitments with stipulated timescales.
We shall support a decision endorsing the Assembly's recommendations.