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The Azerbaijani Delegate has Pretty Much Amused the European Representatives
June 1 2013
The next plenary session of `Euronest' will be in Yerevan On May 26-30
the 3rd plenary session of `Euronest' Parliamentary Assembly of the
Eastern Partnership was held in Brussels, which was attended by the
Armenian delegation of ten parliamentarians. It's worth to remind that
the `Euronest' is a platform of comprehensive parliamentary
cooperation, a structure uniting the European Parliament and
parliamentary delegations of Eastern Partnership countries joined by
all the countries of Eastern Partnership, except Belarus. Issues on
human rights, the economy, energy security, and culture are discussed
in `Euronest' which brings the countries of Eastern Partnership closer
to the greater European family. This partnership is expected to
mitigate the visa regime, as well.
Yesterday, Hovhannes Sahakyan, delegation member from the Republican
Party speaking to `Aravot' said that the most important issue that our
delegates were able to solve during this plenary session is that the
next plenary session will take place in Armenia in the fall of 2014.
It is another platform where we can make our voices heard and our
views raised, which will be attended by about 60 members of the
European Parliament. We should try to use this platform as efficiently
as possible.' - said Mr. Sahakyan.
Usually, the `Euronest' sessions are accompanied by anti-Armenian
speeches made by Azerbaijani delegation: this session, too, was not an
exception in this respect. `Azerbaijanis tried to put into circulation
some problems of Sarsang reservoir, deliberate contamination of water
resources, some steps contradicting the international conventions, and
so on, but all of them were both completely taken out from the report,
and were rejected as separate resolutions because they did not have
any connection with reality. However, I understand such rhetoric. Upon
returning to Azerbaijan, they will get Aliyev's whip. The presidential
elections in Azerbaijan are scheduled in October, and with such
behavior, probably, they are getting ready for the elections. However,
any serious anti-Armenian step, a fact, or a case was not observed.
Everything went very smoothly, and the most important thing is that
all the members of the Armenian delegation were pleased with the
results.', - said our interlocutor. According to him, the Armenian
delegation worked quite unanimously during this session. `Also, in the
honor to our colleagues representing the opposition, I must say that
they were introduced there as citizens bearing the values of our state
and our country by representing the interests of the state of
Armenia.' The deputy of the Republican Party, in particular, singled
out the behavior of Vahan Hovhannisyan, the deputy of RA NA ARF
faction, who, when Azerbaijani delegates were just only making their
`on duty statements' with verbal remarks, strictly chided saying that
there are many problems and issues in the Republic of Armenia, with
which he does not agree, but as a representative of the opposition
power, has noticed that in comparison with Azerbaijan Armenia is quite
democratic, the democratic values are rather developed and are
developing, and the Azerbaijani dictatorship should not be placed on
the same platform. `Our Parliamentarians were able to represent as
united citizens of the state, with joint efforts, without moving the
internal problems to the platform by preventing the tiniest
harassments against our country,' - said the RP deputy.
Since this platform, so to speak, is not a platform for political
debate, from the date of its creation there has been an agreement in
`Euronest' that it is not a platform for resolving regional conflicts,
Azerbaijani delegates have only expressed loud complaints that they
cannot bring their own issues to the field of discussions. Moreover,
the Azerbaijani delegates appeared in a ridiculous situation, because,
during the session, the head of Azerbaijani delegation came up with
suggestions on taking certain points out and adding some other points
for discussion, which had no connection with the subject under
discussion. According to the deputy of the Republican Party, it quite
amused the members of the European Parliament. On this occasion,
during the talk with `Liberty' radio station, the deputy of ARF party
Vahan Hovhannisyan has noticed: `Generally, balanced and normal
documents were adopted. And the most important issue that we had set
was finally resolved today: the next plenary session of `Euronest'
Parliamentary Assembly would be held in Yerevan.'
NELLY GRIGORYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/06/01/154623/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia
June 1 2013
The next plenary session of `Euronest' will be in Yerevan On May 26-30
the 3rd plenary session of `Euronest' Parliamentary Assembly of the
Eastern Partnership was held in Brussels, which was attended by the
Armenian delegation of ten parliamentarians. It's worth to remind that
the `Euronest' is a platform of comprehensive parliamentary
cooperation, a structure uniting the European Parliament and
parliamentary delegations of Eastern Partnership countries joined by
all the countries of Eastern Partnership, except Belarus. Issues on
human rights, the economy, energy security, and culture are discussed
in `Euronest' which brings the countries of Eastern Partnership closer
to the greater European family. This partnership is expected to
mitigate the visa regime, as well.
Yesterday, Hovhannes Sahakyan, delegation member from the Republican
Party speaking to `Aravot' said that the most important issue that our
delegates were able to solve during this plenary session is that the
next plenary session will take place in Armenia in the fall of 2014.
It is another platform where we can make our voices heard and our
views raised, which will be attended by about 60 members of the
European Parliament. We should try to use this platform as efficiently
as possible.' - said Mr. Sahakyan.
Usually, the `Euronest' sessions are accompanied by anti-Armenian
speeches made by Azerbaijani delegation: this session, too, was not an
exception in this respect. `Azerbaijanis tried to put into circulation
some problems of Sarsang reservoir, deliberate contamination of water
resources, some steps contradicting the international conventions, and
so on, but all of them were both completely taken out from the report,
and were rejected as separate resolutions because they did not have
any connection with reality. However, I understand such rhetoric. Upon
returning to Azerbaijan, they will get Aliyev's whip. The presidential
elections in Azerbaijan are scheduled in October, and with such
behavior, probably, they are getting ready for the elections. However,
any serious anti-Armenian step, a fact, or a case was not observed.
Everything went very smoothly, and the most important thing is that
all the members of the Armenian delegation were pleased with the
results.', - said our interlocutor. According to him, the Armenian
delegation worked quite unanimously during this session. `Also, in the
honor to our colleagues representing the opposition, I must say that
they were introduced there as citizens bearing the values of our state
and our country by representing the interests of the state of
Armenia.' The deputy of the Republican Party, in particular, singled
out the behavior of Vahan Hovhannisyan, the deputy of RA NA ARF
faction, who, when Azerbaijani delegates were just only making their
`on duty statements' with verbal remarks, strictly chided saying that
there are many problems and issues in the Republic of Armenia, with
which he does not agree, but as a representative of the opposition
power, has noticed that in comparison with Azerbaijan Armenia is quite
democratic, the democratic values are rather developed and are
developing, and the Azerbaijani dictatorship should not be placed on
the same platform. `Our Parliamentarians were able to represent as
united citizens of the state, with joint efforts, without moving the
internal problems to the platform by preventing the tiniest
harassments against our country,' - said the RP deputy.
Since this platform, so to speak, is not a platform for political
debate, from the date of its creation there has been an agreement in
`Euronest' that it is not a platform for resolving regional conflicts,
Azerbaijani delegates have only expressed loud complaints that they
cannot bring their own issues to the field of discussions. Moreover,
the Azerbaijani delegates appeared in a ridiculous situation, because,
during the session, the head of Azerbaijani delegation came up with
suggestions on taking certain points out and adding some other points
for discussion, which had no connection with the subject under
discussion. According to the deputy of the Republican Party, it quite
amused the members of the European Parliament. On this occasion,
during the talk with `Liberty' radio station, the deputy of ARF party
Vahan Hovhannisyan has noticed: `Generally, balanced and normal
documents were adopted. And the most important issue that we had set
was finally resolved today: the next plenary session of `Euronest'
Parliamentary Assembly would be held in Yerevan.'
NELLY GRIGORYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/06/01/154623/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia