‘PACE Chairman has no right to lobby national or ethnic interests’

New president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will not only represent France’s interests, but all 47 member countries, Head of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Samad Seyidov said.

AS for the possible effect of the PACE’s new appointment on the organization’s work, Seyidov said that Jean-Claude Mignon of France, who is expected to be elected as chairman, is an experienced deputy working in the Council of Europe for a long time. He noted that the nationality doesn’t play a role in the election of chairman to PACE, but the Armenians repeatedly accused Mevlut Chavushoglu of being preconceived and lobbying the Subcommittee on Nagorno Karabakh.

“The candidate to this post has no right to lobby the national or ethnic interests. It is impossible and illegal. The Subcommittee on Nagorno Kasrabakh was established in 2005 on the basis of resolution ¹1416 and Chavushoglu wasn’t chairing PACE at that time”.

The term of tenure of PACE’s incumbent chairman Chavushoglu, who was elected in 2010, expires. New chairman will be elected in the January session. Jean-Claude Mignon is the only candidate to this post.


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