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AZERBAIJANI SIDE MAKES STRONG STATEMENT AT EURONEST PA BUREAU MEETING
Trend Daily News (Azerbaijan)
November 2, 2013 Saturday 1:39 PM GMT +4
Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 2 /Trend S.Ahmadova/
Chairman of Azerbaijani Delegation to Euronest PA, Elkhan Suleymanov
made a statement at the meeting of the Euronest PA Bureau, Suleymanov
told media outlets on November 2.
"Today here I give a difficult, but an important message for you and
European Parliament. We are in a sensitive situation and unfortunately,
have to react to series of unprecedented attacks against Azerbaijan in
the organization, which we see as a place of friendship, confidence,
and cooperation. Observation missions of European Parliament,
PACE, OSCE PA, and others, except that of OSCE/ODIHR, evaluated the
elections as free, transparent, fair and in accordance with OSCE and
CoE standards. OSCE Chairman-in-Office supported the evaluation of
these institutions," the statement said.
Suleymanov noted that, unfortunately, in Article 32 of the resolution
on European Neighborhood Policy adopted on October 23, 2013, the
European Parliament stated that the elections did not meet OSCE
standards, grounding on the results of a Bureau of OSCE (OSCE/ODIHR),
by demonstrating disrespect and untrust to positive evaluation of
its own observation mission.
"There is a question: What is the actual position of European
Parliament? Does it want to cooperate with Azerbaijan and create peace
and stability in South Caucasus? Does it recognize its reports and
delegation?! What is the aim of such abnormal situation against its
partner, by ignoring own official observation mission, which is not
common for practice of European Parliament and other international
organizations?," Suleymanov's statement said. "I would like to note
that we cannot accept groundless attacks, like the ones by Leonidas
Donskis (ALDE, Lithuania), Ulrike Lunacek (Greens, Austria), Ana Gomes
(S&D, Portugal), and Gerben Jan Gerbrandy - group of MEPs, which
organize campaigns against Azerbaijan in the European Parliament,
even before the elections by stating that there will be problems
regarding the elections. This is our message for the European
Parliament: improve the situation of your house before attacking
others. We reproach the current situation of the European Parliament
as an international institution".
Suleymanov noted that, Azerbaijan had repeatedly addressed the
leadership of the Euronest PA, expressing its objection to Armenian
chairmanship until the peace is reached and stating that otherwise,
it will stop its activity within EaP component of the Euronest PA
during Armenian chairmanship.
"Taking into consideration the above-mentioned, I state that
Azerbaijani side:
1. resolutely refuses the Article 32 of the resolution by the
European Parliament regarding Presidential elections in Azerbaijan
dated October 23, 2013, which seriously damages the image of its own
observation mission and instigates diversion and unrests, and has to
think about the format of further cooperation with the Euronest PA
until the reasons of this Article are investigated and appropriate
measures are taken
and
2. Azerbaijan will stop its activity in this institution during the
Armenian chairmanship of the Euronest PA from EaP component until
the liberation of Azerbaijani territories from the occupation,"
Suleymanov's statement said.
It was noted that Suleymanov left the Bureau meeting as a protest to
the Article 32 of the resolution by European Parliament.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Trend Daily News (Azerbaijan)
November 2, 2013 Saturday 1:39 PM GMT +4
Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 2 /Trend S.Ahmadova/
Chairman of Azerbaijani Delegation to Euronest PA, Elkhan Suleymanov
made a statement at the meeting of the Euronest PA Bureau, Suleymanov
told media outlets on November 2.
"Today here I give a difficult, but an important message for you and
European Parliament. We are in a sensitive situation and unfortunately,
have to react to series of unprecedented attacks against Azerbaijan in
the organization, which we see as a place of friendship, confidence,
and cooperation. Observation missions of European Parliament,
PACE, OSCE PA, and others, except that of OSCE/ODIHR, evaluated the
elections as free, transparent, fair and in accordance with OSCE and
CoE standards. OSCE Chairman-in-Office supported the evaluation of
these institutions," the statement said.
Suleymanov noted that, unfortunately, in Article 32 of the resolution
on European Neighborhood Policy adopted on October 23, 2013, the
European Parliament stated that the elections did not meet OSCE
standards, grounding on the results of a Bureau of OSCE (OSCE/ODIHR),
by demonstrating disrespect and untrust to positive evaluation of
its own observation mission.
"There is a question: What is the actual position of European
Parliament? Does it want to cooperate with Azerbaijan and create peace
and stability in South Caucasus? Does it recognize its reports and
delegation?! What is the aim of such abnormal situation against its
partner, by ignoring own official observation mission, which is not
common for practice of European Parliament and other international
organizations?," Suleymanov's statement said. "I would like to note
that we cannot accept groundless attacks, like the ones by Leonidas
Donskis (ALDE, Lithuania), Ulrike Lunacek (Greens, Austria), Ana Gomes
(S&D, Portugal), and Gerben Jan Gerbrandy - group of MEPs, which
organize campaigns against Azerbaijan in the European Parliament,
even before the elections by stating that there will be problems
regarding the elections. This is our message for the European
Parliament: improve the situation of your house before attacking
others. We reproach the current situation of the European Parliament
as an international institution".
Suleymanov noted that, Azerbaijan had repeatedly addressed the
leadership of the Euronest PA, expressing its objection to Armenian
chairmanship until the peace is reached and stating that otherwise,
it will stop its activity within EaP component of the Euronest PA
during Armenian chairmanship.
"Taking into consideration the above-mentioned, I state that
Azerbaijani side:
1. resolutely refuses the Article 32 of the resolution by the
European Parliament regarding Presidential elections in Azerbaijan
dated October 23, 2013, which seriously damages the image of its own
observation mission and instigates diversion and unrests, and has to
think about the format of further cooperation with the Euronest PA
until the reasons of this Article are investigated and appropriate
measures are taken
and
2. Azerbaijan will stop its activity in this institution during the
Armenian chairmanship of the Euronest PA from EaP component until
the liberation of Azerbaijani territories from the occupation,"
Suleymanov's statement said.
It was noted that Suleymanov left the Bureau meeting as a protest to
the Article 32 of the resolution by European Parliament.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress