The statement says: “The adoption of a document named resolution through the discussions on “Azerbaijan: Ilgar Mammadov’s issue” at the European Parliament with the participation a group of parliamentarians causes regret. Regarding this step that does not serve our bilateral relations with the European Union, we consider it necessary to say the following. Azerbaijan is committed to the universal values such as democracy, human rights and freedoms. It is a principle adopted by all European countries that citizens can express their protests only within the law. Adequate measures against the attempts to stir up unrest, to call to civil disobedience don’t run contrary to legal principles in progressive societies.
Unfortunately, a group of MEPs, who often gather persons distinguished for their biased positions, discusses various issues on Azerbaijan and expressed incorrect statements.
It runs contrary to the principles of democracy that the position of 20-30 persons out of 754 is introduced as an official document in Europe, where democratic values are considered the major principles. This is at least misappropriation of the rights of the absolute majority of the European Parliament."
The statement says that the tone of the document does not correspond to the spirit of the bilateral relations and is inadmissible for Azerbaijan, which is the sovereign subject of the international law.
"The European Parliament, which has adopted democracy, justice and human rights as important universal values, has not expressed justice position, nor issued a statement in line with the international law regarding the Azerbaijani territories occupied for more than 20 years, or one million refugees and internally displaced persons, whose rights have been violated. It is inadmissible that some members of the European Parliament have such an approach and exert pressure with these steps."
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