Mrs Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Government Counsellor and Minister for External Relations and Cooperation, took part in the 133rd Ministerial Session of the Council of Europe, which was held in Strasbourg on 16 and 17 May 2024.
On the occasion of this session, a commemorative ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Organisation was held at the Opéra national du Rhin in Strasbourg.
In her speech, the Minister-Councillor reiterated Monaco's support for the defence of the three pillars of the Organisation, namely human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and underlined the central role of the European Court of Human Rights, which constitutes "a bulwark against the weakening of the values promoted by the Council of Europe". Isabelle Berro-Amadeï also welcomed the effective launch, on 2 April 2024, of the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which Monaco joined as soon as it was created in May 2023.
Among the items on the agenda, mention should be made of the adoption of the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, which is the first international legal instrument created in this field.
The Foreign Ministers also took stock of the implementation of the Reykjavik Declaration adopted by the Heads of State and Government of the Member States in May 2023.
The session ended with the handover of the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers from Liechtenstein to Lithuania.
