The European structures are engaged in covering, said in a statement released by the parliamentary faction of the opposition Armenia bloc.

"During the unleashing of the 44-day war, during the Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression, the use of force, gross violations of international humanitarian principles by Azerbaijan during the war, while there are still Armenian prisoners of war, the ongoing aggression against the territory of the Republic of Armenia after the war, hostile rhetoric, continued use of force and the threat of force, European structures have been busy and engaged in cover-up. And in any reaction to these facts, they are trying to put a sign of "equality" between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which is simply ridiculous. It is noteworthy that with a lesser violation of rights than the illegal detention of prisoners of war, the same body came up with a proposal for specific restrictions (sanctions) against the state, and in this case sends a message to Azerbaijan and Turkey about impunity," they noted.

"PACE did not react in any way to the use of administrative resources and other violations recorded during the pre-election period and on election day, the illegal arrest of three opposition deputies, the unconstitutional restriction on the movement of opposition deputies, and political persecution.

"PACE actually did not react in any way to the unconstitutional practice of confiscation of the system of electronic sighting of courts, which was carried out by the executive branch about eight months ago, when all cases are now signed by “hand”, or to the facts of ignoring the will of voters in elections to the local self-government bodies and in the post-election period.

"PACE considers the new restrictions on freedom of speech "democratic" and does not even notice cases of violation of the rights of journalists in the National Assembly.

The factual circumstances of all the listed problems were presented to PACE on November 4, 2021, both orally and in writing," the statement reads.