AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENTARIANS TO PACE DISSATISFIED WITH REPORT ON ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
State Telegraph Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
April 15, 2008 Tuesday
Members of the Azerbaijani Parliamentary Delegation to the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) expressed
dissatisfaction with the report made by PACE special rapporteur on
Armenia John Prescott on April 14.
Samad Seyidov, Head of the Delegation called the report based on
double standards, and stressed it does not completely reflect the
reality of events happened in Armenia.
Mr. Seyidov resolutely condemned concealing crimes against peaceful
protestors, adding that the processes in Armenia after February 19
presidential elections contradicts democracy.
He said the world community has not to remain indifferent to killing
and arresting people in the country.
29 people were killed during the post-election turmoil in Armenia.
Nine of them died in the protest rallies and twenty in hospitals. All
kinds of military instruments were used against protestors. The Council
of Europe has not seen such savagery in its history. These events prove
that totalitarian regime exists in Armenia, notified Samad Seyidov.
Head of the Azerbaijani delegation urged setting up a commission
to conduct an objective investigation regarding the events happened
in Armenia.
Ganira Pashayeva, member of the delegation said 20 percent of
Azerbaijani territories have been under Armenian occupation for over
15 years. She stressed Armenia has not honored the resolutions and
decisions adopted by influential organizations such as the UN, COE.
According to Mrs. Pashayeva, Armenias newly elected president Serj
Sarkisyan is making numerous statements damaging negotiation process
to achieve the conflict settlement.
By holding election in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, Armenia
again violated the norms of international law, and demonstrated its
regular disrespect for the obligations to COE said Azerbaijani MP.
G. Pashayeva urged COE to increase its efforts to resolve the conflict
peacefully.