Armenian delegates boycott PACE Subcommittee meetings
The Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) refused to participate in the meeting of the PACE Subcommittee on Nagorno Karabakh, head of the Armenian delegation David Harutyunyan announced on the first day of the PACE spring session.
"We find it useless to participate in the session and hear the same unfounded accusations and propaganda. I think we have heard enough already," Harutyunyan said when substantiating the decision of the Armenian delegates.
"We must take steps to restore confidence and begin negotiations between the delegations in the presence of at least one mediator," Harutyunyan told A1+.
"As a first step, I propose to declare a unilateral moratorium and urge Azerbaijan to accede to it," the head of the Armenian delegation announced at the PACE session.
However, the proposal was immediately rejected by the Azerbaijani delegation.
In her speech, Azerbaijani delegate Ganira Pashayeva, reminded PACE delegates of "Azerbaijan's occupied territories."
We have warned numerous times that the revival of the PACE subcommittee on Nagorno Karabakh as a measure to restore confidence between the sides will not yield tangible results. We propose Azerbaijan to abandon propaganda and demonstrate sober and wise position," said David Harutyunyan.
Diana Markosyan
Strasbourg
