On another important topic. The Azerbaijani delegation represented at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) made a statement today in Strasbourg, stating that it is terminating cooperation with this structure and participation in the organization’s work.
“This decision is made due to the intolerable atmosphere of xenophobia, Azeri hatred and Islamophobia prevailing in the Assembly,” the statement said.
Earlier, the PACE monitoring committee advised the delegates of the Assembly not to confirm the powers of the Azerbaijani delegation.
The issue of limiting the powers of the Azerbaijani delegation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will be put to a vote tomorrow evening.
The initiative is the German social-democrat Frank Schwabein. “This is a clear and unforgivable violation of all cooperation rules, as well as an attempt to undermine the Council of Europe,” Frank Schwabe said when presenting the initiative.
