Yulia tymoshenko will be an honored guest at the spring pace session

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Premier Yulia Tymoshenko will be an honored guest at the spring session of PACE, which will be held in Strasbourg on April 14-18.

Other honored guests will include German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Slovak President Ivan Gašparovic and French Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard Kouchner.

Among the items that will be discussed during the session: access to safe and legal abortions in Europe, European Muslim communities confronted with extremism, child and teenage suicide in Europe and promoting the teaching of European literature.

A statement will also be made by French writer of Lebanese origin Amin Maalouf.

There is also a proposal to discuss the functioning of democratic institutions in Armenia and debate problems in the Middle East.

Slovak Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Kubiš will make the traditional communication from the Committee of Ministers – the executive body of the Council of Europe – and will answer questions from the parliamentarians. Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, will also present his annual activity report.

There will also be a public hearing on the “Conditions in China before the Olympic Games.” Participating in the hearings will be representatives of the Dalai Lama and human rights organizations that work in China. Representatives of the Chinese government have also been invited.

The final agenda will be approved by the Assembly during the opening of the session.