On 24 February the Council of Europe will hold a ceremony to mark one year of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, followed by an extraordinary meeting of the Committee of Ministers (to be broadcast live).
At 9h00, the Foreign Minister of Iceland and Chair of the Committee of Ministers, Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir, the Secretary General, Marija Pejčinović Burić, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly, Tiny Kox, and Ambassador Borys Tarasyuk, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe, will address those gathered for the ceremony on the Council of Europe forecourt.
The national anthem of Ukraine and the European anthem will be performed by Iryna Duvarry. At 9h45 a photo exhibition entitled “The year of resilience” will be officially opened in the Committee of Ministers Foyer (2nd floor, Palais de l’Europe).
At 10h00 an extraordinary meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies (ambassadors) to discuss the consequences of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine will be broadcast live. On 23 and 24 February, the Palais de l’Europe will be lit up in the colours of the Ukrainian flag.
