Baku. Victoria Dementyeva – APA. The Council of Europe expressed concern about some of the proposed changes to the legislation regulating non-governmental organizations and media in Azerbaijan, Samuel Žbogar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia and Chairman-in-Office of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, LuÃs Maria de Puig, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe said in their joint statement issued on Tuesday, sources at the Council of Europe told APA.
Amendments may create serious obstacles for the freedom of expression and normal functioning of the civil society in Azerbaijan, they said. “They may even lead to the closing of the Council of Europe School of Political Studies in Bakuâ€.
The Council of Europe expressed its readiness to provide assistance in order to ensure that any changes will be in line with the Council of Europe standards of democracy and human rights.
Council of Europe expresses concern about changes to media and NGO legislation in Azerbaijan
16 June 2009 16:47 (UTC +04:00)
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