Aravot, Armenia
Sept 4 2017




Pro-Azerbaijani group created in PACE


As we have already informed, a sitting of the Bureau of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) took place in
Paris, during which a decision was made to confirm the creation of a
new free democrats group rejected by the June session.

Let us remind, that in June, the Bureau rejected the creation of a
pro-Azerbaijani group, arguing that on June 1, the group members still
had membership in other groups, in addition, the initiators were
blamed that the charter of the group was copied from the liberal
charter.

Arpine Hovhannisyan, Chair of the Armenian Delegation to PACE, told
Aravot.am, that those shortcomings have been eliminated, so the Bureau
has confirmed the creation of the group. The group will be created by
September, which means that they will not have funding for 2018. And
if there is no financing, they will not be able to take seats in
different committees in 2018. This group could not fail being formed,
as the regulation requires twenty people out of six different
delegations to express their will. The Bureau only accepts the
decision made by twenty members”.

Tatev HARUTYUNYAN