MOSCOW. Jan 17 (Interfax) - The State Duma has crossed out the January session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) from the State Duma's schedule, A Just Russia faction leader Sergei Mironov said.
"We have discussed the plan of international contacts and have made proper adjustments at the State Duma Council today. [...]. We have decided to cross out this item [PACE] and have agreed in principle that our delegation will not attend the PACE session," Mironov told the press on Tuesday.
He said that the trip to the PACE January session remained on the agenda earlier on the condition of a guarantee of unhampered work of the Russian delegation at the Assembly.