Anti-Azerbaijani initiatives suppressed in OSCE PA

At an extraordinary online meeting of the OSCE PA Bureau, attempts by the Armenian and other delegations to take measures against Azerbaijan and create a working group in connection with the Karabakh Armenians have been suppressed, Report informs referring to the Azerbaijani Parliament.

The Bureau rejected such initiatives.

The main topic of the meeting was a discussion of the latest events in the South Caucasus, in particular, local anti-terrorism measures carried out in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, and the current situation.

President of the OSCE PA - MP from Finland Pia Kauma noted that members of the Bureau from a number of countries approached her with a request to discuss issues related to the current situation in Karabakh and the protection of the rights and safety of the Armenians living there.

The head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the OSCE PA, Chairman of the OSCE PA General Committee on Economics, Science, Technology and the Environment, member of the Bureau Azay Guliyev, who spoke during the discussions, provided detailed information on the reasons, goals and results of the local anti-terrorism measures held on September 19-20.

Azay Guliyev, citing specific facts, refuted the unfounded allegations that the Karabakh Armenians were allegedly subjected to “ethnic cleansing,” saying that the opposite was proven during the last visit of the independent UN mission to Karabakh.

In conclusion, OSCE PA President Pia Kauma and Special Representative on the South Caucasus Kari Henriksen expressed their readiness to contribute to the establishment of trust between Armenia and Azerbaijan and lasting peace in the South Caucasus.