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Azerbaijani media spread misinformation regarding certain
anti-Armenian ``PACE resolution''
11:08 05/07/2013 » ANALYSIS
On June 4 the Azerbaijani news agencies, including one of the largest
pro-government agencies "1news.az" and the "Aze.az" portal spread
misinformation that PACE adopted a resolution which allegedly states
that "Armenia is an aggressor state."
At the same time the Azerbaijani agencies refer to this document as a
"proof" of this misinformation. It is also noted that 31 PACE MPs
signed the document.
Note, however, that the document on which the Azerbaijani media
refers, is dated on May 15 and concerns the transition of the
presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Parliamentary Assembly
of the Council of Europe to Armenia. Moreover, the document clearly
states that "the proposal has not been discussed in the Assembly and
applies to the MPs who had signed it." Thus, these MPs only offered to
adopt the resolution.
Note that in the list of signatories the name of the infamous MP Mike
Hancock from the United Kingdom is on the first line; those who signed
the document are members of the crisis-ridden Spain (12 people),
Italy, Belgium, Poland. It is noteworthy that there is not a single
delegate from countries such as France or Germany among them.
In early June, the former PACE co-rapporteur on Azerbaijan, current
member of PACE Andreas Gross has confirmed in the interview with the
Azerbaijani service of Radio "Liberty" that the Azerbaijani delegation
has often resorted to the "caviar diplomacy' to promote its interests
in the PACE. Gross stated that he also had received gifts.
In May 2012 the "European Stability Initiative" published a study
entitled "Caviar Diplomacy: how could Azerbaijan get the silence of
the Council of Europe", where the detailed chronology of the
mechanisms of bribing members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe by the ruling regime of Azerbaijan was stated.
Source: Panorama.am
anti-Armenian ``PACE resolution''
11:08 05/07/2013 » ANALYSIS
On June 4 the Azerbaijani news agencies, including one of the largest
pro-government agencies "1news.az" and the "Aze.az" portal spread
misinformation that PACE adopted a resolution which allegedly states
that "Armenia is an aggressor state."
At the same time the Azerbaijani agencies refer to this document as a
"proof" of this misinformation. It is also noted that 31 PACE MPs
signed the document.
Note, however, that the document on which the Azerbaijani media
refers, is dated on May 15 and concerns the transition of the
presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Parliamentary Assembly
of the Council of Europe to Armenia. Moreover, the document clearly
states that "the proposal has not been discussed in the Assembly and
applies to the MPs who had signed it." Thus, these MPs only offered to
adopt the resolution.
Note that in the list of signatories the name of the infamous MP Mike
Hancock from the United Kingdom is on the first line; those who signed
the document are members of the crisis-ridden Spain (12 people),
Italy, Belgium, Poland. It is noteworthy that there is not a single
delegate from countries such as France or Germany among them.
In early June, the former PACE co-rapporteur on Azerbaijan, current
member of PACE Andreas Gross has confirmed in the interview with the
Azerbaijani service of Radio "Liberty" that the Azerbaijani delegation
has often resorted to the "caviar diplomacy' to promote its interests
in the PACE. Gross stated that he also had received gifts.
In May 2012 the "European Stability Initiative" published a study
entitled "Caviar Diplomacy: how could Azerbaijan get the silence of
the Council of Europe", where the detailed chronology of the
mechanisms of bribing members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe by the ruling regime of Azerbaijan was stated.
Source: Panorama.am