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SAMAD SEYIDOV: IF ARMENIA REFUSES TO WORK WITH A NEW RAPPORTEUR, NECESSARY STEPS CAN BE TAKEN AGAINST THIS COUNTRY'S DELEGATION
APA, Azerbaijan
Oct 3 2014
[ 03 October 2014 14:29 ]
Strasbourg. Fuad Gulubeyli - APA. PACE Bureau held a meeting on the
last working day of the autumn session.
Future activities of newly-appointed rapporteur on Nagorno Karabakh
were discussed at the meeting. Head of the Azerbaijani delegation
to PACE Samad Seyidov said many of the Bureau members expressed
dissatisfaction with the behavior of the Armenian delegation to PACE
at the session, APA's Europe bureau reports.
"It was stated that the Armenian delegation's acts totally run contrary
to the rules of the Council of Europe. They rejected cooperating with
a new rapporteur unanimously elected by the PACE.
PACE Bureau decided to keep in touch with the Armenian delegation and
inform them that such issues stand against the rules of the Assembly.
If the Armenian side insists on its position, the PACE has the right
to take the necessary steps against the delegation," he said.
In his response to the question about Robert Walter's forthcoming
report and visit to the region, Seyidov said this issue could be
discussed at the next meeting of the PACE Committee on Political
Affairs.
"This issue will be included in the agenda of the Committee on
Political Affairs and Robert Walter's visit, working principles and
relations will be discussed at the upcoming meeting. The issue of
Armenia's collaboration with the rapporteur will be raised once again.
If Armenia again says "no" to this issue, this will mean a direct
challenge to the Council of Europe. In this case, the organization
will have to take relevant steps, which we are going to discuss. In
any case, this issue will be raised again at the upcoming session in
January," he said.
APA, Azerbaijan
Oct 3 2014
[ 03 October 2014 14:29 ]
Strasbourg. Fuad Gulubeyli - APA. PACE Bureau held a meeting on the
last working day of the autumn session.
Future activities of newly-appointed rapporteur on Nagorno Karabakh
were discussed at the meeting. Head of the Azerbaijani delegation
to PACE Samad Seyidov said many of the Bureau members expressed
dissatisfaction with the behavior of the Armenian delegation to PACE
at the session, APA's Europe bureau reports.
"It was stated that the Armenian delegation's acts totally run contrary
to the rules of the Council of Europe. They rejected cooperating with
a new rapporteur unanimously elected by the PACE.
PACE Bureau decided to keep in touch with the Armenian delegation and
inform them that such issues stand against the rules of the Assembly.
If the Armenian side insists on its position, the PACE has the right
to take the necessary steps against the delegation," he said.
In his response to the question about Robert Walter's forthcoming
report and visit to the region, Seyidov said this issue could be
discussed at the next meeting of the PACE Committee on Political
Affairs.
"This issue will be included in the agenda of the Committee on
Political Affairs and Robert Walter's visit, working principles and
relations will be discussed at the upcoming meeting. The issue of
Armenia's collaboration with the rapporteur will be raised once again.
If Armenia again says "no" to this issue, this will mean a direct
challenge to the Council of Europe. In this case, the organization
will have to take relevant steps, which we are going to discuss. In
any case, this issue will be raised again at the upcoming session in
January," he said.