Azerbaijani parliamentarian demands PACE to react to killing of nine-year-old Fariz Badalov by Armenians

The activity report of the PACE Standing Committee was heard at the plenary meeting on the first day of the spring session.

The report made by Sinikka Hurskainen (Finland) covered the recent activity of the PACE. Members of the Armenian delegation David Harutunyan and Armen Rustamyan objected to the PACE Subcommittee on Nagorno Karabakh, said it is not right to establish such a committee under PACE. They accused Azerbaijan of expressing nonconstructive position in the negotiations between the two countries. Member of the Azerbaijani delegation Ganira Pashayeva informed the European parliamentarians about the killing of nine-year-old Azerbaijani Fariz Badalov by a sniper of the Armenian Armed Forces.

"I am grateful to the rapporteur for the detailed report. But as the report does not cover a number of developments in the South Caucasus that exacerbate the tension in the region, I want to inform my colleagues about it," she said.

Members of the Armenian delegation Harutunyan and Rustamyan made speeches here. We expected them at least to apologize here for the crime committed by the Armenian Armed Forces, the killing of nine-year-old Azerbaijani Fariz Badalov. I regret that they did not do it and once more demonstrated the essence of the policy pursued by their state.

Ganira Pashayeva said this was not a first such action by the Armenian armed forces. "Armenian armed forces frequently violate the ceasefire and fire on the Azerbaijani villages from their posts in the occupied Azerbaijani territories. Their snipers target the civilians and kill or wound them from the sniper rifles. Those, who kill innocent people, are not punished, in contrary, they are rewarded. Relatives of the killed innocent people, one million Azerbaijani refugees and IDPs, who can not return home for more than 15 years, call on you to demand Armenia to stop the killing of innocent people, let one million Azerbaijani refugees and IDPs to return home, to withdraw its forces from the occupied Azerbaijani lands according to the PACE resolution 1416, to fulfill all of its commitments before the Council of Europe and resolutions adopted by this organization, and not to remain indifferent to these issues. It is your choice. I call on you to support the justice".

In his speech, the MP underlined that with these steps Armenia aggravates the situation in the region: "But the Armenia’s steps which aggravate the situation in the region don’t finish with it. Armenia carries out the construction of the airport in the occupied Azerbaijani lands, Nagorno Karabakh district which is contrary to all the international norms. These steps of official Yerevan are against 4 resolutions of the UN Council of Security on the liberation of Azerbaijani lands, the obligations assumed by Armenia in front of the Council of Europe, PACE’s resolution 1416. The construction of the airport in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan is direct hit to the negotiations process for regulation of Nagorno Karabakh conflict in peaceful way held by the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group. At the same time Armenia’s step aggravated the situation in the region. Unfortunately, despite all protests of the Azerbaijani side, the Armenian officials continue to take steps and issue statements aggravating the situation. Taking all of these into account, PACE must condemn the construction of the airport in the Azerbaijani lands occupied by Armenia, as well as must call on the official Yerevan to stop the construction of the airport, to avoid to take such steps and issue such statements, to fulfill commitments before the Council of Europe and PACE’s resolution 1416, to withdraw its forces from the occupied Azerbaijani lands and give a chance to 1 million Azerbaijani refugees and IDPs to return to their homes and PACE must demand it".

We can not understand the statements of Armenian delegation against PACE Subcommittee on Nagorno-Karabakh. Let’s remember: why was this committee founded? This committee was founded as an organization for control the fulfillment of resolution 1416 adopted by PACE, for holding dialogue and discussions for peaceful solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

Azerbaijan supports the activity of this committee, because we want the peaceful solution to this conflict. Armenia’s refusal shows again that they are not interested in the settlement of the conflict.


/APA/