“Anti-Armenian diplomats are in Armenia, not abroad”
The fall session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) starts on October 4. Although no issue on Armenia is included in the session, the Monitoring Committee is scheduled to discuss the implementation of Armenian commitments on October 5.
"All PACE sessions are important for Armenia regardless of the fact whether an issue on Armenia is included in the agenda or not. During the breaks, PACE delegates discuss reports, which are later debated in plenary sittings," member of the Armenian delegation to PACE Zaruhi Postanjyan told A1+.
She intends to participate in the sitting of the Monitoring Committee to present the situation in Armenia.
"The Heritage Party will also propose a number of draft projects on mass media in the Parliamentary Assembly. It is due to mention that the recently amended RA Law on Television and Radio conflicts with international norms," Mrs. Postanjyan said.
"I shall also try to find out when the PACE co-rapportuers will arrive in Armenia and when the issue of March 1 will be finally addressed. CoE position on the tragic events of March 1 contradicts the CoE spirit. We find suspension of the issue inadmissible. "
Armenian delegates recently labeled PACE co-rapportuer on Armenia Goran Lindblad an anti-Armenian diplomat. In this regard, Mrs. Potanjyan said, "They needn't look for anti-Armenians abroad as they are here, in Armenia. It is already ten years Armenia is monitored by PACE. The country has failed to fulfill its commitments all these years. If our authorities cared for the country, they would save the country from this situation."
Speaking about the efforts of Turkey and Azerbaijan to set up a PACE subcommittee on the Karabakh issue, Zaruhi Postanjyan said the issue has been temporarily frozen.
"Our delegates should not wait for Azerbaijan to put forward new initiatives, rather, we should counterattack and circulate our resolutions," she said.
