Ukrainian PACE Delegation
Ukraine was accepted as a full member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in 1995.
It is represented there by the parliamentary delegation of Verkhovna Rada consisting of 12 representatives including the chairperson of delegation and the vice-chairperson and their 12 substitutes; in total, 24 members. Ukrainian delegation also has its own permanent secretariat of four members that assist in the inter-parliamentary relationships between PACE and Verkhovna Rada. The current chairperson of the delegation is Mr. Ivan Popescu (PR), while Mrs. Olha Herasymiyuk (OU) is the vice-chairperson. For the full list of members, refer to the PACE main website at assembly.coe.int.
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