The head of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE, Samad Seyidov said on Tuesday that the January session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will approve the report of the co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee on commitments undertaken by Azerbaijan.
“We believe this report will be seriously discussed. Most important is the fact that for the first time, the report contains large and detailed section on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. The section on Nagorno Karabakh is very important to us. It is indicated in the document that military aggression was committed against Azerbaijan. The document is being prepared not by Azerbaijan, but rather by European co-rapporteurs. This fact doubles its value.” said Seyidov.
According to him, the report also contains criticism of the Azerbaijani government. “We have repeatedly stated that we are not afraid of criticism. We listen carefully to it, and if it is constructive and reflects reality, we work with it. What we are against? We are against International organizations using the above-mentioned criticism to exert pressure on Azerbaijan. We are ready to respond to such pressures, “- said Seyidov.
According to him, an example of such pressure is PACE rapporteur Christoph Strasser’s report on political prisoners in Azerbaijan.
