Amendment No. 2 | Doc. 13020 | 02 October 2012

Human rights and foreign policy

Signatories: Mr Pietro MARCENARO, Italy, SOC ; Mr Andreas GROSS, Switzerland, SOC ; Mr Björn von SYDOW, Sweden, SOC ; Lord John E. TOMLINSON, United Kingdom, SOC ; Mr Latchezar TOSHEV, Bulgaria, EPP/CD

Origin - 2012 - Fourth part-session

In the draft recommendation, replace paragraph 3 with the following paragraphs:

"The Assembly recommends that the Committee of Ministers invite Council of Europe member States to:

-- strive to ensure consistency between the democratic and human rights principles that they have vowed to respect internally and the conduct of their external relations and foreign policy strategies;

-- implement the recommendations contained in Resolution...(2012), where they have not already done so, in particular with regard to specific initiatives of their foreign affairs ministries and their diplomatic services;

Finally, the Assembly stresses that the recent creation of the European External Action Service represents a unique opportunity to improve the relationship between human rights and foreign policy, which should not be missed."