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The Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has passed a motion of no confidence in incumbent PACE President, Pedro Agramunt, and proceeded to work on the impeachment process, the assembly said in a statement on Friday.

The PACE Bureau meeting in Strasbourg today, "resolved that it has no confidence in Pedro Agramunt as President of the Assembly," the organization said on its website.

It further resolved that "Mr Agramunt is not authorized to undertake any official visits, attend any meetings or make any public statements on behalf of the Assembly in his capacity as President."

According to the assembly’s representatives, Agramunt has lost confidence of his colleagues. They noted though that Agramunt had not tendered his resignation. "The President chose not to attend the Bureau today, and has not presented a letter of resignation," the PACE headquarters said.

To remind, PACE president has appeared before a hearing after some members demanded a vote of no confidence following his unauthorized trip to Syria and meeting with President Bashar Assad. The hearing took place on Tuesday after Pedro Agramunt apologized for the trip during the first day of PACE's spring session in Strasbourg on Monday.