BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 6.The delegation of
Serbia to the Parliamentary Meeting of the Council of Europe
(PACE) has despatched an enchantment to President of the Parliamentary
Meeting of the Council of Europe Theodoros Rousopoulos objecting
the solution followed via the Meeting in regards to the Azerbaijani
delegation.
Pattern items the
enchantment:
“Excellency,
We’re writing with reference to the new unlucky
tendencies within the Parliamentary Meeting of the Council of
Europe, wherein the credentials of the delegation of the Milli
Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan have been challenged and the
solution to not ratify them used to be followed.
Regretfully, the Delegation of the Republic of Serbia used to be not able
to participate within the vote casting in this solution because of the continued
formation technique of our Nationwide Meeting following the
parliamentary elections within the nation on 17 December 2023.
Nevertheless, herewith the Serbian Delegation wish to
sign in its dissent with the angle towards the Delegation of
Azerbaijan and backbone followed on extremely doubtful grounds. We’re
deeply satisfied that the solution is a step again from authentic
discussion throughout the PACE, handiest contributing to the continued
polarization. It’s also an indication of deepening degradation
of values throughout the Meeting.
The Serbian delegation to the PACE herewith strongly gadgets the
followed solution, and requires its reconsideration with a view
to combating the antagonistic results at the popularity and envisaged
position of our Meeting, and the Council of Europe as such.
Difficult credentials of the Azerbaijan’s parliamentary
delegation renders engagement with Azerbaijan within the framework of
PACE unimaginable, resulting in the possible lack of much more avenues
for cooperation with this nation within the broader framework of the
Council of Europe with its wealthy tapestry of more than a few our bodies and
mechanisms for cooperation and achievement of commitments. This kind of
state of affairs runs opposite to the very basic function of this
frame designed to function a platform for discussion and achievement
of our related commitments. It’s also a major blow to the
popularity of the Meeting and the Council of Europe normally, as
smartly as a forget of the cooperative spirit that they espouse.
Additionally, it ends up in distancing of the Council from issues
in regards to the South Caucasus area, together with the ones without delay
associated with the mandate of the group, which can’t be
looked being in the most productive passion of this group.
As soon as once more underscoring the maximum significance of keeping up
authentic discussion and engagement with all PACE contributors, the
Delegation of Serbia appeals to you with the request to behave
resolutely and annul the solution on non-ratification of the
credentials of the delegation of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Biljana Pantic Pilja, Head of the Delegation
Dubravka Filipovski
Elvira Kovacs
Dunja Simonovic Bratic
Stefan Jovanovic
Jelena Zaric Kovacevic
Aleksandar Markovic.”
