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APA, Azerbaijan
May 26 2012
Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Ogtay Asadov sends a letter of protest
to EU Parliament President Martin Schulz
[ 26 May 2012 12:59 ]
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov - APA. Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament Ogtay
Asadov has sent a letter of protest to the President of European
Parliament Martin Schulz.
Press service of the Parliament told APA that the letter expresses
regret and anxiety connected with the resolution on `Violation of
human rights, democracy and supremacy of law', adopted by the European
Parliament in relation to Azerbaijan on May 24.
The letter reminds the steps taken by Azerbaijan, as well as laws
adopted in direction of maintenance of human rights and freedom, its
close cooperation with Venice Commission of the European Council, OSCE
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and other
international organizations:
`By generalizing different cases, attempt to disgrace democratic
processes in Azerbaijan, introduce special issues as a general
development inclination demonstrates one-sided approach to such
issues. By taking all these into account, the last resolution of the
European Parliament can be assessed as an attempt to line over the
works carried out in maintenance of human rights and freedom in
Azerbaijan, provision of supremacy of law, as well as in the field of
legal, democratic, worldwide state-building'.
The Speaker noted that one of the main reasons of adoption of the
resolution in such a way is connected with that during the process
arguments of Azerbaijani side were not taken into consideration,
whereas inaccurate and unexamined information was taken as base.
Asadov added that on one hand Azerbaijan is in a state of factual war
and military confrontation with Armenia, which occupied 20% territory
of the country; on the other hand, the threat of Islamic
fundamentalism is intensifying from the south: `In such circumstances,
the adoption of European Parliament's resolution, based on double
standards, biased evaluates the situation in Azerbaijan aimed at
damaging the international image of the country, causing a shadow on
bilateral relations and the sincerity of the relationship of the
European Parliament toward Azerbaijan'.
May 26 2012
Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Ogtay Asadov sends a letter of protest
to EU Parliament President Martin Schulz
[ 26 May 2012 12:59 ]
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov - APA. Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament Ogtay
Asadov has sent a letter of protest to the President of European
Parliament Martin Schulz.
Press service of the Parliament told APA that the letter expresses
regret and anxiety connected with the resolution on `Violation of
human rights, democracy and supremacy of law', adopted by the European
Parliament in relation to Azerbaijan on May 24.
The letter reminds the steps taken by Azerbaijan, as well as laws
adopted in direction of maintenance of human rights and freedom, its
close cooperation with Venice Commission of the European Council, OSCE
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and other
international organizations:
`By generalizing different cases, attempt to disgrace democratic
processes in Azerbaijan, introduce special issues as a general
development inclination demonstrates one-sided approach to such
issues. By taking all these into account, the last resolution of the
European Parliament can be assessed as an attempt to line over the
works carried out in maintenance of human rights and freedom in
Azerbaijan, provision of supremacy of law, as well as in the field of
legal, democratic, worldwide state-building'.
The Speaker noted that one of the main reasons of adoption of the
resolution in such a way is connected with that during the process
arguments of Azerbaijani side were not taken into consideration,
whereas inaccurate and unexamined information was taken as base.
Asadov added that on one hand Azerbaijan is in a state of factual war
and military confrontation with Armenia, which occupied 20% territory
of the country; on the other hand, the threat of Islamic
fundamentalism is intensifying from the south: `In such circumstances,
the adoption of European Parliament's resolution, based on double
standards, biased evaluates the situation in Azerbaijan aimed at
damaging the international image of the country, causing a shadow on
bilateral relations and the sincerity of the relationship of the
European Parliament toward Azerbaijan'.