PACE VICE PRESIDENT DELIVERS CRITICAL REPORT ON SITUATION IN ARMENIA

Trend News Agency
April 15 2008
Azerbaijan

France, Strasburg, 15 April / Trend News corr. A.Maharramli / The
results of the supervision of presidential elections in Armenia,
Russia and Serbia were discussed within the framework of the PACE
spring session.

Samad Seyidov, PACE Vice President and Head of Azerbaijani delegation
to PACE, delivered a critical report on the situation in Armenia.

"The report stated that the elections in the country were held by
observing the norms and standards of the Council of Europe. Since
when does the murder and arrest of people including four MPs, be
considered the norms and standards of Council of Europe? Is this a
new standard?" Seyidov stated.

He noted that there is a dictatorial regime in Armenia. "Similar
developments took place in Georgia during the Soviet authoritarian
regime. Perhaps Armenia chose to act the same way. We would like to
clear up what occurred in Armenia," Seyidov stated.

According to Seyidov, the report stated that during the recent
developments in Armenia 8 people died and 20 others died in hospital
the next day. "Why does no-one say anything against the developments in
Armenia? Why does the world, which immediately reacted to the murder of
several people in Tibet, close their eyes to the situation that took
place in Armenia? We should inform the world about the developments
in Armenia," PACE Vice President stated.

For this purposes Seyidov proposed that urgent discussions be held.