The Council of Europe was (1) ______in 1949 with 10 founding members, with almost 50 member states so far. The (2) _____ has its headquarters in Strasbourg, France. The Council activity is aimed at achieving European unity and facilitate economic and social development. It is concerned with issues such as human (3) _____, education and cultural projects, public health, protection of the environment, etc. (4) _____ participation in the Council of Europe is evidence of devotion to its European choice and to the commonly recognized principles of pluralistic democracy, the rule of law, and commitment to basic human rights and (5) _____. Ukraine is taking an active (6) _____ in helping the Council of Europe address social problems, in particular, in (7) _____ of the rights of national minorities, combatting xenophobia and racial intolerance, environmental protection, the maintenance of biological ethics, as (8) _____ as controlling AIDS and drug abuse. Ukraine is a (9) _____ of a series of conventions by the Council of Europe, in particular, the European Cultural Convention, European Framework Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation among territorial communities or authorities, European Convention on Information about Foreign Legislation, six crime control conventions, and Framework Convention on (10) _____ National Minorities