AZERBAIJAN’S REALLY BORING AND ANNOYING ACTIVITIES AT PACE

Aysor.am
Thursday, October 08

All autumn’s PACE sessions have faced some boring and annoying
evens initiated by Azerbaijan’s delegation which protested against
any trifle.

First of all, Mrs. Gultekin Hajibeyli, a close friend to Aliev-family,
opened the campaign voicing concerns on why PACE discussed depriving
Russia of its voting rights over last year’s events in South Osetia
and never declared the same against Armenia. It has been said that
only OSCE Minsk Group is authorized to address issue of Karabakh and
never PACE.

Not satisfied with this answer Azerbaijan’s delegation restart
attacks. Thus, Ganira Pashayeva, another member of Azerbaijanis
delegation asked why Council of Europe doesn’t care of Armenian
membership in organization while it "violates human rights".

Well, what can be said to delegation acting through women’s team? Just
that Armenia isn’t included in list of violators. And in contrast
to Azerbaijan’s Ombudsman the Armenian officer doesn’t deny problems
existing in Armenia. After all, Azerbaijan’s propaganda denies events
of torture, arrests of journalists and activists, pressure against
ethnic minorities living in Azerbaijan, etc.

What’s the matter with nation which ignores the sores of its society
and regularly and continuously complains of another state?

One more time Azerbaijan’s delegation performed during hearings on
"The future of the Council of Europe in the light of its 60 years of
experience" which focused on proposal to prolong authorization of PACE
and its Committee’s chairmen from 2 to 3 years. As the proposal was
not approved, Azerbaijan’s delegation began blaming PACE for double
standards and so on.

And at least, finally, at PACE autumn session it was made a complaint
that Armenian delegation is sharing CD and books against Azerbaijan and
its misinformation activities. There is no doubt that the authors of
this next in turn performance are representatives of Azerbaijan’s del
such provocative activities over many years. And after Armenia took
step back, Azerbaijanis rushed to write to PACE President Luis Maria
de Puig which urged both sides to refrain from such actions. Good job.