PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos has reacted to the announcement by the Overseas Minister of Azerbaijan that sure members of the Parliamentary Meeting of the Council of Europe (PACE) might be thought-about as personae non gratae within the nation.
“This can be a greater than regrettable sign which solely renders the present place of Azerbaijan within the Council of Europe tougher. Member states have undertaken to respect the requirements of democracy: blacklisting those that have voted in keeping with their conscience can solely backfire.”
*Recall earlier the press-secretary of the Azerbaijani Overseas Ministry stated that the deputies who voted in January 2024 in favour of depriving the Azerbaijani delegation of the best to vote in PACE won’t be allowed to go to Azerbaijan.
The rationale for such a choice of PACE deputies was the systematic violation by Azerbaijan its obligations as a member of the Council of Europe.
