Azerbaijani MP Samad Seyidov has said the Armenian president's speech to the Council of Europe showed his "biased position".
Seyidov, who heads the Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), commented to APA on Sargsyan's speech to the assembly.
"The Armenian president’s speech at PACE today once more showed that Sargsyan came as someone with a biased position, far from reality. Unfortunately, we were obliged to listen to this speech in a European organization. Each of his words was full of hatred. I consider that it was a very important moment for us," Samad Seyidov said.
He said that Serzh Sargsyan’s defiance of the Council of Europe proved these views, referring to its boycott of a
PACE ad hoc committee on Karabakh.
"Unfortunately, this organization is filled with double standards and is not capable of responding to real aggression. Today we saw this. We witnessed a threatening speech and statements with respect to the Council of Europe, its Assembly and Europe," he said.
Asked why the Azerbaijani delegation had not asked Sargsyan a question as promised, Samad Seyidov said this was because of internal PACE procedures.
"There are five political groups in PACE and invited guests are asked one question on behalf of each group. Today five questions were asked by these five groups again and there was one additional question, which was asked by the Armenian delegation. It is impossible to ask a question on behalf of the political groups.
"So, as the Azerbaijani side, we have no right to ask a question. Representatives of other countries asked the questions on behalf of the groups. The few questions also show that this man shrinks from questions and there was an opportunity to ask only one question and that was asked by an Armenian."
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych took the same number of questions following his address to the Parliamentary Assembly on Tuesday.
Samad Seyidov told APA that despite what he described as double standards in PACE, Azerbaijan continued to work with the organization.
"We don’t propose to report before any organization. We joined this organization to learn valuable ideas, positions and implement those that meet our interests, in our country. As time goes on, we see that this organization is filled with double standards and we are in an organization that observe the values it declares itself. For example, it was a decision of the PACE Bureau to establish the subcommittee on Nagorno Karabakh.
"But today Serzh Sargsyan indeed defied it and said 'what is your authority to make such a decision against Armenia'. Therefore I emphasize once more that we develop Azerbaijan not to please anyone else, we develop Azerbaijan for Azerbaijanis."
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