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SELF-WILL OF THE AZERBAIJANI DELEGATION SEEMS TO ALWAYS BEEN FORGIVEN BY PACE - DAVIT HARUTYUNYAN
TERT.AM
29.01.13
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is gradually
becoming a more and more strange organization, head of the Armenian
delegation to PACE Davit Harutyunyan told the reporters on Tuesday,
claiming that the self-will of the Azerbaijani delegation seem to be
forgiven in this establishment.
"For instance, one of the PACE rapporteurs was forbidden to enter
Azerbaijan but it was forgiven, previously there was such attitude
toward another rapporteur and the latter refused to deal with the
issue, and such phenomena are becoming more and more frequent with
the PACE being rather forgiving," he said.
Davit Harutyunyan said it is strange for him that Safarov's case was
not included in the report. "With certain difficulties we managed to
make the PACE conduct hearings over the issue. We suppose that these
hearings took place few months ago and it was to be reflected in the
report that speaks about democratic achievements. And now you will see
only one line in this report saying that PACE conducted hearings on
Safaraov's case. Who is Safarov, what case? Nothing is mentioned," he
said, adding that such phenomena are gradually becoming more frequent.
PACE rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan Christopher
Strasser presented for the Assembly's discussion the report authored
by him on political prisoners in Azerbaijan, which Harutyunyan said
received no response.
Harutyunyan said it of course will harm the organization's image.
From: A. Papazian
TERT.AM
29.01.13
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is gradually
becoming a more and more strange organization, head of the Armenian
delegation to PACE Davit Harutyunyan told the reporters on Tuesday,
claiming that the self-will of the Azerbaijani delegation seem to be
forgiven in this establishment.
"For instance, one of the PACE rapporteurs was forbidden to enter
Azerbaijan but it was forgiven, previously there was such attitude
toward another rapporteur and the latter refused to deal with the
issue, and such phenomena are becoming more and more frequent with
the PACE being rather forgiving," he said.
Davit Harutyunyan said it is strange for him that Safarov's case was
not included in the report. "With certain difficulties we managed to
make the PACE conduct hearings over the issue. We suppose that these
hearings took place few months ago and it was to be reflected in the
report that speaks about democratic achievements. And now you will see
only one line in this report saying that PACE conducted hearings on
Safaraov's case. Who is Safarov, what case? Nothing is mentioned," he
said, adding that such phenomena are gradually becoming more frequent.
PACE rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan Christopher
Strasser presented for the Assembly's discussion the report authored
by him on political prisoners in Azerbaijan, which Harutyunyan said
received no response.
Harutyunyan said it of course will harm the organization's image.
From: A. Papazian