History of Russia's participation in the Council of Europe - PHOTO ARCHIVE
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History of Russia's participation in the Council of Europe
July 6, 1989. Strasbourg. Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev delivers the speech “Common European home” to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
February 28, 1996. Strasbourg. The official ceremony of the accession of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe
February 28, 1996. Strasbourg. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Primakov delivers a speech at the official ceremony of the accession of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe
February 28, 1996. Strasbourg. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Primakov hands the documents on the accession of the Russian Federation to the Statute of the Council of Europe over to Secretary General of the Council of Europe Nils Daniel Tarschys.
February 28, 1996. Strasbourg. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Primakov signs the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the European Charter of Local Self-Government and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.
February 28, 1996. Strasbourg. The Russian Flag is being hoisted in front of the Palace of Europe.
May 19, 2006. Strasbourg. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov launches the chairmanship of the Russian Federation in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
May 19, 2006. Strasbourg. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov receives the chairmanship in the Committee of Ministers from his Romanian colleague Mihai-Răzvan Ungureanu.
June 14, 2006. Strasbourg. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexander Grushko chairs 967th meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
November 9, 2006. Strasbourg. Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe Alexander Orlov and the next chair of the Ministers’ Deputies Permanent Representative of the Republic of San Marino to the Council of Europe Guido Bellatti Ceccoli
November 15, 2006. Strasbourg. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexander Grushko hands the chairmanship in the Committee of Ministers over to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of San Marino Fiorenzo Stolfi.
2006. A stamp and an envelope which were issued on the occasion of a 10-year anniversary of the participation of the Russian Federation in the Council of Europe
April 29, 2010. Strasbourg. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov attends the 61st Spring PACE Session as a special guest.
2016. A stamp and an envelope which were issued on the occasion of a 20-year anniversary of the participation of the Russian Federation in the Council of Europe