Armenian brandy and painting in Strasbourg
Head of the Armenian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe David Harutyunyan denied the charges brought up by "Heritage" party according to which he and Avet Adonts voted in favor of the report on functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan.
Let us remind that the resolution mentions the restoration of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and the "immediate dislocation of Armenian armed forces from the seized territories."
David Harutyunyan said that it is really stated that the draft was passed unanimously during the monitoring session, but that still doesn't mean that they voted in favor. They boycotted the vote and suggested taking out the issues concerning the Armenian side during the plenary session.
David Harutyunyan says that in general the Armenian society is extremist. "We always have one view and are intolerant," said David Harutyunyan hinting the rumors about Zaruhi Postanjyan. He is personally against an Armenian delegate asking an Azeri for help in the issue of democracy in Armenia and recalled that Hajieva had signed under the proposals of Zaruhi Postanjyan, yet has spoken against Armenia when it comes to the issue of Artsakh.
David Harutyunyan gives a positive evaluation of the proposals and says that the issue of concern is the positions of four individuals.
As for the resolution, which is the fourth one since the presidential elections, David Harutyunyan said:
"It is neither victory nor defeat. It is simply an objective resolution, which objectively expresses the curernt state in Armenia."
Harutyunyan sees nothing wrong with Armenia staying under monitoring and says that the fact that eleven other countries are also under monitoring means that the issue may put up for a vote at any given time.
David Harutyunyan also responded to the charges for taking brandy and a painting to Strasburg, saying that the exchange of gifts is a part of protocol.
