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8 August 1949: first meeting of the Committee of Ministers
Secretary General
8 August 2023
Strasbourg
Monday 8th August 1949 marked the start of a momentous week for the Council of Europe. It began with a meeting chaired by Belgium’s long-serving Foreign Minister Paul Henri Spaak, which saw the first gathering of the Committee of Ministers. Later in the week there was a similar debut for the...
15th anniversary of armed conflict between Georgia and Russia
Secretary General
6 August 2023
Strasbourg
Statement by Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić
