German MP: Azerbaijan not sending a delegation to Strasbourg for  accreditation in PACE

ArmInfo.Azerbaijan is not sending a delegation to Strasbourg for accreditation in PACE. Frank  Schwabe, the head of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), wrote in his microblog on Twitter (X). 

"Azerbaijan accepts that it cannot have a delegation to the  Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe due to fundamental  disregard for the values and rules of the Council of Europe, and is  not sending a delegation to Strasbourg for accreditation," Schwabe  wrote.

It should be noted that the winter session of PACE opened in  Strasbourg today. The session agenda includes elections in Belarus,  parliamentary elections in Georgia, the situation in the Gaza Strip,  immigration and population aging in Europe, mercenaries and private  military companies, content on social networks, freedom of speech and  the need for a renewed international order.

It is noted that among the unresolved issues is the status of the  Azerbaijani delegation, which was deprived of its voting rights in  PACE a year ago. The Azerbaijani authorities were given time to  address human rights violations and free political prisoners.  Considering that the situation in this area has deteriorated in the  country since then, it indicates that the Azerbaijani authorities  have no intention of meeting the demands of PACE.

We will also add that today during the winter session of PACE,  Arusyak Dzhulakyan, a member of parliament from the ruling Civil  Contract party, was approved for the position of Vice-Chairman of the  Assembly. The deputy announced this on her Facebook page.