Zakharova supports Baku`s decision to sever ties with European  Parliament following pro-Armenian resolution

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan's termination of contacts with the European Parliament is a sovereign decision of the country, and it comes as no surprise given the body's  interference in the affairs of other nations. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova made this statement during her weekly briefing on May 7, in response to a request to comment on Baku's decision following the European Parliament's April 30 resolution in support of Armenian rights.

"As you know, it is Baku's sovereign decision to cease all contact  with the so-called European Parliament, and this decision causes no  surprise. Azerbaijan is not the only state facing the boorishness and  disrespect of this structure, nor its direct interference in the  internal affairs of sovereign states. These anti-scientific  resolutions which are not merely politicized but outright fake are  churned out by this structure like an endlessly stamping broken  printer. The language used in these resolutions toward third  countries is predominantly characterized by an arrogant, mentoring  tone, much like a metropole speaking to its colonies. Or rather, it  is more like Napoleon from the neighboring hospital ward trying to  give orders to the medical staff. That is what it looks like,"  Zakharova said.

She further asserted that the European Parliament has long since  turned into a mouthpiece for Brussels' new ultra-liberal agendas, has  nothing to do with democracy, and is "anti-democratic in its very  essence."

On April 30, the European Parliament adopted a resolution   "Supporting Democratic Resilience in Armenia," which, among other  things, demands that the Azerbaijani authorities immediately release  all Armenian prisoners held in Baku and ensure the rights of the  people of Artsakh to return to their homes. In response, on May 1,  the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan suspended cooperation  with the European Parliament in all areas.