We completely reject the biased and unacceptable statement made by Peter Stano, the press secretary for foreign policy and security of the European Union (EU) on May 29, 2024.
Publika.az reports, this was stated in the statement of the head of the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aykhan Hajizade, regarding the statement of Peter Stano, press secretary for foreign policy and security issues of the European Union, which contains allegations about the state of human rights in Azerbaijan.
The statement of the EU representative is not only far from reality regarding the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, but it is full of obvious frauds.
Illegal financing of certain activities, illegal financial transactions, etc. The issue of persons detained in connection with a number of criminal investigations, such as
Instead of waiting for the results of criminal cases and investigations, as well as court decisions, making calls to Azerbaijan for the release of accused persons is in clear contradiction with legal procedures.
At the same time, there is no basis for claims regarding the deprivation of medical and other assistance to detained persons. All persons referred by the EU side are provided with the necessary assistance in the manner and framework established by law.
Unreasonable public demands to pardon certain individuals based on political preferences of a number of European countries and politicians of the EU cast doubt on whether Europe is truly committed to the rule of law.
Azerbaijan has enough experience, knowledge and wisdom in this field, so it does not need mandatory advice and instructions.
At the same time, conditioning Azerbaijan’s presidency of COP29 with political motives unrelated to this process is against the essence of the idea of ​​cooperation in the fight against climate change, including our country’s commitment.
Azerbaijan will continue to fulfill its international legal obligations and calls on certain institutions of the EU to pay attention to gross violations of human rights on the territory of the Union, and to stop their interference and provocations against Azerbaijan.
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