No-Confidence Vote Proposal Due to PACE President's Syria Visit Halts Session

The spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has been halted over a proposal to hold a no-confidence vote in PACE President Pedro Agramunt, a Sputnik correspondent reported Monday.

STRASBOURG (Sputnik) — The proposal was voiced by several political group representatives following Agramunt's apology for the March 20 visit to Syria with Russian lawmakers.

Vice-President Roger Gale convened the session after a 10-minute adjournment.

Lawmakers from Russia's lower house and members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), including President Pedro Agramunt, visited Syria for meetings with local authorities on March 20.