Permanent Delegation of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 6th session of the Forum on Minorities Issues Item 5 : Promotion of constructive interfaith dialogue, consultation and exchange Statement by Ms. Justine Nicollet ___________________ On behalf of the Council of Europe Geneva, 27 November 2013 Founded in 1949, the Council of Europe, with its 47 member states, is a political regional organization, whose mandate is to promote human rights, democracy and rule of law.