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EU COULD APPLY SANCTIONS AGAINST AZERBAIJAN, POLITICAL SCIENTIST SAYS
Siranush Muradyan
"Radiolur"
17.05.2011 18:26
President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek is expected to arrive
in Armenia for an official visit. Before the President would arrive
in the region, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on May
12 on the situation of human rights in Azerbaijan.
The document calls on Azerbaijani authorities for the release of the
two young bloggers and the newspaper editor Eynulla Fatullayev. They
urge the government to drop the illegal charges against them and
guarantee the protection of journalists in the country.
Upset with the resolution, Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis has decided to
address a letter to the European Parliament.
At the same time the EU takes note of recent positive political
developments in Armenia. Analysts believe that the European Union thus
emphasizes its interest in the countries of the Eastern Partnership
Program.
According to political scientist Stepan Grigoryan, the Council of
Europe and the European Union will maintain this interest in the
near future, and it's natural. The close we approach Europe, the m
ore we'll have to meet its standards.
During the discussions on the resolution, the MEPs underlined that the
situatioon in Azerbaijan was rather troublesome and that Azerbaijan
was using a great number of oil dollars to prove to its own public
to be democratic. European MPs proved, however, that they will not
swallow the bait.
"If things continue this way, it's not ruled out that the EU could
apply sanctions against Azerbaijan," Stepan Grigoryan said.
Siranush Muradyan
"Radiolur"
17.05.2011 18:26
President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek is expected to arrive
in Armenia for an official visit. Before the President would arrive
in the region, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on May
12 on the situation of human rights in Azerbaijan.
The document calls on Azerbaijani authorities for the release of the
two young bloggers and the newspaper editor Eynulla Fatullayev. They
urge the government to drop the illegal charges against them and
guarantee the protection of journalists in the country.
Upset with the resolution, Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis has decided to
address a letter to the European Parliament.
At the same time the EU takes note of recent positive political
developments in Armenia. Analysts believe that the European Union thus
emphasizes its interest in the countries of the Eastern Partnership
Program.
According to political scientist Stepan Grigoryan, the Council of
Europe and the European Union will maintain this interest in the
near future, and it's natural. The close we approach Europe, the m
ore we'll have to meet its standards.
During the discussions on the resolution, the MEPs underlined that the
situatioon in Azerbaijan was rather troublesome and that Azerbaijan
was using a great number of oil dollars to prove to its own public
to be democratic. European MPs proved, however, that they will not
swallow the bait.
"If things continue this way, it's not ruled out that the EU could
apply sanctions against Azerbaijan," Stepan Grigoryan said.