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Top diplomat: Council of Europe may serve as humanitarian basis for single European space

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said that the Council of Europe was one of the few European non-governmental organizations active in almost every area of Europe’s daily life

MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. The Council of Europe may serve as a basis for the single European space stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting with Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

"While advancing the initiative aimed at establishing a single economic space and security space stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, we believe that the Council of Europe may serve as a humanitarian basis for the single European space," the Russian top diplomat noted.

Lavrov also said that the Council of Europe was one of the few European non-governmental organizations active in almost every area of Europe’s daily life. "We welcome the opportunity to discuss cooperation between Russia and the Council of Europe with you," the minister added.