The PACE has to cease unreasonable and biased steps against Azerbaijan that undermine the prospects of peace efforts between Azerbaijan and Armenia, said MFA's commentary on the Resolution 2517 (2023) and the Recommendation 2260 (2023) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Report informs.
According to MFA, short-sighted attempts to use the Council of Europe mechanisms against Azerbaijan are completely counterproductive, and they can’t undermine Azerbaijan’s determination to continue acting on securing lasting peace in the region and furthering the reintegration plans regarding the local Armenian residents of the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan:
"Slanderous and outrageous arguments about the voluntary relocation of Armenian residents of the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, while turning a blind eye for almost 30 years of violation of human rights of Azerbaijani IDPs, and the ethnic Azerbaijani refugees forcibly expelled from Armenia is an open breach of related human rights obligations by this institution. The PACE while defending the rights of ethnic Armenians from non-existent threats, ignores appeals of restoring rights and dignified return of Azerbaijanis expelled from Armenia."