Member of the Serbian parliament's permanent delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Natasa Vuckovic was elected vice president of this oldest European organization, the parliament stated on Monday.

The first regular PACE session, which comprised the Serbian parliament's delegation, elected Jean-Claude Mignon from France as PACE president, and Natasa Vuckovic as one of the vice presidents.

When adopting its final agenda at the opening of the Winter Session 2012, PACE decided to hold a current affairs debate on "The Russian Federation between elections".

On Wednesday, PACE will discuss the report on the honoring of obligations and commitments by Serbia prepared by the PACE Monitoring Committee.

PACE will also table the situation in Belarus and the functioning of democratic institutions in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

During its five-day sitting, PACE is to elect a new Council of Europe commissioner for human rights, and discuss guaranteeing the authority and effectiveness of the European Convention on Human Rights, protecting human rights and dignity by taking into account previously expressed wishes of patients, and advancing women's rights worldwide.

On Wednesday, PACE will be addressed by UK Prime Minister David Cameron and President of Finland Tarja Halonen, the statement reads.