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PACE co-rapporteurs distort facts on Karabakh
tert.am
17:16 - 19.01.13
The Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) co-rapporteurs
on Azerbaijan have misrepresented facts concerning the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, say representatives of the Armenian
delegation to the Assembly.
Naira Zohrabyan, who represents the Prosperous Armenia party in the
delegation, told Tert.am that the European officials, Pedro Agramund
and Joseph Grech, directly distorted the OSCE Minsk Group documents,
as well as the world community's attitude and opinion on the issue.
According to her, the European officials have not included any of the
Armenian delegation's proposals the documents.
`Though the report reflecting Azerbaijan's compliance with its
obligations has met criticism by the civil society representatives not
yet bribed or sent to jail by [President] Ilham Aliyev, there are
reports that Azerbaijan has carried into practice its entire
oil-caviar resource to make the caviar-loving European MPs protect
Azerbaijan's interests and opinion,' she said.
Speaking to Tert.am, Head of the Armenian Delegation David Harityunyan
refrained from giving comment, saying only that his and Armen
Roustamyan's (ARF-D) opinions are enclosed to the report.
`I cannot introduce it because it is put into circulation after the
session - as stipulated for in the PACE Charter, - and I have no idea
if it has been spread. So I will refrain [from comments] not to
violate the regulations,' he said.
The Assembly's upcoming session agenda includes issues indirectly
related to Armenia. One of them, particularly, concerns the Freedom of
Press in Europe report, which addresses several Armenian media
outlets, and the freedom of press in general.
Vahe Hovhannisyan of the Prosperous Armenia party has prepared a
speech in this connection.
Armenia is undertaking the CoE Committee of Ministers chairmanship in
May, the first time since becoming a member state of the Council. The
Armenian delegation is planning serious work for the January and April
sessions to establish the country's priorities for the six-month
period of chairmanship.
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is attending the session in the
guest status. Stefan Fule, European Commissioner for Enlargement and
European Neighbourhood Policy, is also among the invitees.
tert.am
17:16 - 19.01.13
The Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) co-rapporteurs
on Azerbaijan have misrepresented facts concerning the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, say representatives of the Armenian
delegation to the Assembly.
Naira Zohrabyan, who represents the Prosperous Armenia party in the
delegation, told Tert.am that the European officials, Pedro Agramund
and Joseph Grech, directly distorted the OSCE Minsk Group documents,
as well as the world community's attitude and opinion on the issue.
According to her, the European officials have not included any of the
Armenian delegation's proposals the documents.
`Though the report reflecting Azerbaijan's compliance with its
obligations has met criticism by the civil society representatives not
yet bribed or sent to jail by [President] Ilham Aliyev, there are
reports that Azerbaijan has carried into practice its entire
oil-caviar resource to make the caviar-loving European MPs protect
Azerbaijan's interests and opinion,' she said.
Speaking to Tert.am, Head of the Armenian Delegation David Harityunyan
refrained from giving comment, saying only that his and Armen
Roustamyan's (ARF-D) opinions are enclosed to the report.
`I cannot introduce it because it is put into circulation after the
session - as stipulated for in the PACE Charter, - and I have no idea
if it has been spread. So I will refrain [from comments] not to
violate the regulations,' he said.
The Assembly's upcoming session agenda includes issues indirectly
related to Armenia. One of them, particularly, concerns the Freedom of
Press in Europe report, which addresses several Armenian media
outlets, and the freedom of press in general.
Vahe Hovhannisyan of the Prosperous Armenia party has prepared a
speech in this connection.
Armenia is undertaking the CoE Committee of Ministers chairmanship in
May, the first time since becoming a member state of the Council. The
Armenian delegation is planning serious work for the January and April
sessions to establish the country's priorities for the six-month
period of chairmanship.
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is attending the session in the
guest status. Stefan Fule, European Commissioner for Enlargement and
European Neighbourhood Policy, is also among the invitees.