TERRY DAVIS DENIES INFORMATION REPORTED IN ARMENIAN PRESS, ACCORDING TO WHICH HE, ALLEGEDLY, HAS COMPARED NKR ELECTIONS WITH GAY PARADE

Noyan Tapan
Nov 8, 2007

STRASBURG, NOVEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. "The information reported in a
number of Armenian newspapers, according to which I have compared the
elections recently held in the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh with a
gay parade, is a complete nonsense," is said in the statement of Terry
Davis, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. In his words, he
has just drown a parallel between the above-mentioned elections and the
frequent cases on limiting the freedom of speech of sexual minorities
in European countries. He mentioned that he does not respond, when
the mayor prohibits a gay parade, however, his silence does not mean
that he has changed his distinct position, according to which similar
restrictions breach the European Convention on Human Rights.

At the same time, Terry Davis mentioned that the fact that he never
responds to the holding of elections in the Republic of Nagorno
Karabakh, does not mean that he has changed his position with regard
to their not having legality and competence.