Pedro Agramunt believes political prisoners in Council of Europe member states is a major challenge

PACE Chairman assesses the existence of political prisoners in the member states as a major challenge. Pedro Agramunt has declared it in his speech at winter session in Strasbourg.

"I demanded Nadya Savchenko’s and Giorgi Ugulava’s release… these steps have been observed effectively",- said Agramunt.
He has also mentioned Azerbaijan saying significant number of civil activists and journalists has been released.

"I welcome these facts, - Pedro Agramunt said.