The spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has been canceled due to the coronavirus epidemic in Europe. Leonid Slutsky, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs, told this to reporters, according to TASS.

"The PACE spring session scheduled for April 20-24 in Strasbourg [France] has been canceled due to the outbreak of coronavirus in European countries," he said. “The decision was taken at the level of leadership of the Council of Europe. Safety measures are a priority.”