COUNCIL CONSEIL OF EUROPE DE L'EUROPE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 and 372 CONCLUSIONS OF THE 371st MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES HELD IN STRASBOURG ON 2 AND 3 MAY 1984 AND OF THE 372nd MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES HELD IN STRASBOURG FROM 14 TO 17 MAY 1984 The Conclusions of the extraordinary meeting of the Ministers' Deputies held in Strasbourg on 24 May 1984 (CM/Del/Concl(84) Ext 24/5) are reproduced at the end of this volume. STRASBOURG Confidential CM/Del/Concl(84)371 CONCLUSIONS OF THE 371st MEETING OF THE MINISTERS' DEPUTIES (held in Strasbourg on 2 and 3 May 1984) CONFIDENTIAL - i - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 SUMMARY Page 1. Adoption of the agenda 5 Political and general policy questions 2. Committee of Ministers - Preparation of the 74th Session (10 May 1984) 7 3. Staff questions 11 4. Situation in Cyprus 13 5. Conferences of Specialised Ministers 15 Human Rights 6. Election of 9 members of the European Commission of Human Rights in respect of Austria, Belgium Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom 17 Economic and social questions 7. European Pharmacopoeia - Interview with the Chairman of the European Pharmacopoeia Commission 19 8. Organisation and themes of the 3rd Conference of European Ministers of Labour - Assembly Recommendation 980 23 9. Preparation of forthcoming meetings 25 10. Other business a. Dialogue with the Secretary General 27 CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Dec(84)371 - ii - APPENDIX I 371st meeting of the Ministers' Deputies (A level) (Strasbourg, 2 May 1984 (3 pm) - 3 May 1984) - Agenda al APPENDIX II Provisional agenda for the 74th Session of the (item 2) Committee of Ministers, to be held on Thursday, 10 May 1984 at 9.30 am, at the Council of Europe, Palais de l'Europe, Strasbourg a3 APPENDIX III 372nd meeting of the Ministers' Deputies (A level) (Strasbourg, 14(3pm) - 18 May 1984) - Draft agenda a7 APPENDIX IV 373rd meeting of the Ministers' Deputies (A level) (Strasbourg, 28 (3pm) - 30 May 1984 - Draft agenda a11 APPENDIX V Statement by Professor Moreau, Chairman of the (item 7) European Pharmacopoeia Commission a13 CONFIDENTIAL - 1 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 The 371st meeting of the Deputies was opened on Wednesday, 2 May 1984 at 3 pm, under the Chairmanship of Mr. K. Willumsen, Deputy for the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark. PRESENT AUSTRIA Mr. H.G. Knitel Mr. N. Scherk BELGIUM Mr. A. Vranken Mr. J. Aelvoet CYPRUS Mr. A. Pouyouros Mr. N. Yiannakis DENMARK Mr. K. Willumsen, Chairman Mrs. J. Rechnagel FRANCE Mr. R. Doise, Vice Chairman Mr. B. Widemann Mr. D. Labrosse FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY Mr. K.A. Hampe Mr. P. Platte GREECE Mr. N. Diamantopoulos Mr. D. Constantinou ICELAND Mrs B Asgeirsdottir IRELAND Mr. M. Flynn ITALY Mr. P.M. Antici Mr. A. Graffini LIECHTENSTEIN HSH Prince Nicholas of Liechtenstein Mr. D. Ospelt LUXEMBOURG Mr. J. Hostert MALTA - CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - 2 - NETHERLANDS Mr. C. Schneider Mr. P.H. Le Clercq NORWAY Mr. E. Winsnes Mr. L.A. Ulland PORTUGAL Mr. J. Pereira Bastos Mr. J. da Rocha Páris SPAIN Mr. F. Baeza Mr. N. Ferrer Colom SWEDEN Mr. B. Arvidson Miss L. Karlsson SWITZERLAND Mr. T. Raeber Mrs. I. Apelbaum TURKEY Mr. S. Korkud Mr. S. özsoy Mr. K. Gür UNITED KINGDOM Mr. C.D. Lush Miss A. Stoddart CONFIDENTIAL - 3 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 Opening the meeting, the Chairman deplored the fact that yet again a Turkish national, the husband of a Turkish diplomat, had been the victim of a terrorist attack in Teheran. He asked the Turkish delegation to transmit the Committees's sympathy and condolences to its authorities and to the victim's family. The Representative of Turkey thanked the Chairman for his kind words which he would certainly pass on. Later in the meeting, the Representative of France referred to the invitation sent to him in his capacity as future Chairman of the Deputies to take part in the fourth Conference of European Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs, to be held in Berlin from 23 - 25 May 1984. Being unable to accept this invitation, he wondered whether the Representative of Switzerland, the Chairman of the Working Party on Cultural Co-operation, could perhaps replace him. The Representative of Switzerland said he was prepared to represent the Committee at the Conference if his colleagues agreed. The Chairman noted that the Deputies did agree. At the conclusion of the meeting, the last that he had chaired, the Chairman wished to thank everyone who had helped to make his job easier - he was able to say that being in the Chair had also been a pleasure. Admittedly, there had been disagreements. But was it not the privilege of a democratic institution to give expression to disagreement? And what was surprising about the existence of disagreement between 21 States, when one thought of the arguments that took place at local level within each country? Luckily there was no "Big Brother" in our countries to impose solutions on us. He thanked the Secretary General, the Deputy Secretary General and the entire Secretariat for their assistance. He thanked especially Mr Hans-Peter Furrer and Mr Len Davies and the other members of the Secretariat of the Committee of Ministers, whose dedication he had witnessed. He also paid tribute to the interpreters without whom his task would have been so much more difficult. He also thanked all his colleagues for their friendly co-operation. Finally, he extended his best wishes to his successor. Mr Doise thanked the Chairman for his remarks. He also paid tribute to the qualities which the Chairman had shown in carrying out the heavy responsibility of Chairmanship: punctuality, firmness and skill, thanks to which the Committee was able to carry out its job. He had been a good helmsman who had been able to avoid the sandbanks, and as he had now reached port, he wished him on behalf of all his friends success in the continuation of his career. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - 4 - The Secretary General also paid tribute to the Chairman who had had the difficult task of conducting the budgetary discussions as the representative of a country where austerity was an absolute priority. He thanked him for his co-operation and wished him the ultimate success that his Chairmanship deserved on 10 May at the ministerial session. The Chairman thanked the two speakers and expressed his best wishes for the Council of Europe's future. State of votes ad referendum 370/23 Cultural and social problems of populations of nomadic origin Written questions Nos 267, 269, 270 and 271 by Mr Ramirez. The Greek delegation which had approved ad referendum the reply to Written Question No 274 (decision ii, item 23) had informed the Secretariat that it was withdrawing this reservation. The reply could therefore be communicated to Assembly. CONFIDENTIAL - 5 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 Item 1 1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The Representative of Turkey said that as far as item 4 was concerned (Situation in Cyprus) the position of his delegation remained unchanged with regard to both the substance and the form. Decision The Deputies adopted the agenda for their 371st meeting (2 - 3 May 1984 - A level) as it appears at Appendix I to these Conclusions, subject to the postponement of item 6 to their 372nd meeting (14-18 May 1984 - A level). CONFIDENTIAL - 7 - CM/Del/Concl(84)371 Item 2 2. COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS Preparation of the 74th Session (10 May 1984) (Concl(84)370/4, CM(84)35, 36, 94, 95, 99 and 100) 74th Session of the Committee of Ministers The Deputies discussed the preliminary draft annotated agenda of the 74th Session of the Committee of Ministers (CM(84)100) prepared by the Secretariat in the light of views expressed at previous meetings. The Chairman said that his Minister would send a message (CM(84)108) commenting on his intentions concerning the conduct of the Session. Although some thought had been given to holding discussions on relations between the Council of Europe and the European Communities under Item 2 of the 74th Session, the Chairman said that the Deputies had not yet fully examined the working party's report on the role of the Council of Europe (CM(84)63). Accordingly it was preferable to deal with the matter at a later stage, probably at the 75th Session of the Committee of Ministers, in November 1984. Referring to Item 5 "North/South questions", the Chairman said that his Minister would introduce this item and refer, inter alia, to the final Declaration adopted at the Conference "North/South: Europe's role", organised by the Assembly in Lisbon from 9 - 11 April 1984. As regards the dates of forthcoming sessions, the Chairman noted that there were no objections to recommending holding the 76th Session on 25 April 1985 during the first part of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly. In reply to a question by the Representative of Switzerland, the Chairman said that the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers would like to follow the order as presented in CM(84)100, unless there were delegations which expressed a wish to change that order. For example, he wondered if the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey would wish to make his statement in the morning of 10 May 1984 as had been the case on previous occasions. CONFIDENTIAL CM/Del/Concl(84)371 - 8 - Item 2 The Representative of Turkey said that the previous practice could be followed and his Minister could make his statement in the morning.