European Council president`s silence at COP29 in Baku clear example  of hypocrisy, double standards, and betrayal of EU values - Armenian  MP

ArmInfo.  Those states and international organizations that participate at a high level in the  COP29 conference held in dictatorial Azerbaijan, without raising the  issue of ethnic cleansing carried out by Azerbaijan and the immediate  release of Armenian prisoners, indirectly justify the war crimes of  Baku, encouraging new aggression against Armenia.

This was written on his Facebook page by Ishkhan Saghatelyan, a member of the National  Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from the opposition faction  "Armenia", a representative of the Supreme Body of the ARF  "Dashnaktsutyun" party.

According to him, the silent participation of the President of the  European Council Charles Michel in the COP29 conference in Baku  deserves special attention, which is a clear example of hypocrisy,  double standards, and betrayal of the fundamental values of the  European Union. "The man who was one of the godfathers of Pashinyan's  (RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan - ed.) criminal statement on the  recognition of Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan, at least bears  responsibility for the consequences of the process he promotes. The  consequence of this process is the complete depopulation of Artsakh,  ethnic cleansing there and the increase in the number of Armenian  prisoners of war in Baku prisons. Therefore, voicing the demand for  the immediate release of Armenian prisoners of war is a minimum moral  duty for Charles Michel personally," the MP noted.

At the same time, according to him, the fact that as a result of  various events held over the course of about 6 months, many,  including EU member states, whose leaders attended previous similar  events, did not participate in COP29 at a high level deserves high  praise. "The fair statements of parliaments of various countries,  including the European Parliament, condemning not only the holding of  COP29 in Baku, but also the policy of this country in general,  including ethnic cleansing against Armenians and the  military-political leadership of Artsakh, are worthy of gratitude and  are an important achievement. We expect all our partners  participating in the conference to directly condemn the crimes  committed by Azerbaijan in Artsakh, and expect the demand for the  immediate release of all Armenian prisoners to be voiced,"  Saghatelyan emphasized.