01/10/2014 21:14
L. Alaverdyan: Azerbaijan made political sabotage against us in PACE
The Armenian side should form such opinions in international organizations that will later serve its interests, the first Armenian Ombudsperson, chairwoman of the Fund against Violation of Law Larisa Alaverdyan said at a press conference today when commenting on the report “Growing Tensions in Nagorno Karabakh and Other Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan” presented at the PACE earlier.
In her words, parliamentary diplomacy should be full of initiative and the work should start before a session of the PACE.
“The adoption of that report will mean that a delegation will visit Nagorno Karabakh to conduct an investigation, while the recent incident with Azerbaijani saboteurs will be presented as if “they went for a walk in territories belonging to their country, but they were attacked by separatists and so they had to defend themselves,” L. Alaverdyan said.
She stressed that the Armenian side should be proactive in the PACE, rather than to wait for Azerbaijan to start an initiative with the assistance of representatives of some country or other.
“It is political sabotage and its aim is to demonstrate once again that Azerbaijani citizens have the right to move freely in those territories, but they are banned from doing it by illegal authorities, as Azerbaijan claims,” L. Alaverdyan said in conclusion.