People who voted against the Azerbaijani delegation at PACE were included in the list of “undesirable persons”. If the said persons come to Azerbaijan until the mandate of our delegation in PACE is restored, they will not be allowed to enter the territory of the country.
Publika.az reports that Aykhan Hajizadeh, the head of the press service department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, said this in his response to the views expressed by the member of the German Parliament, Frank Schwabe, against our country.
“First of all, I would like to note that the opinions expressed by Frank Schwabe, who became famous in a number of corruption cases and dark business relationships, about Azerbaijan and the country’s leadership, show how biased, fake and hypocritical a politician this person is. According to indicators of political stability, economic development and progress The opinions voiced against the political leadership of Azerbaijan, which is one of the leading countries, are first of all considered as prejudice against the country’s successes. Besides, the steps taken by us towards the liberation of our lands that have been under occupation for nearly 30 years and our independent policy do not coincide with the insidious intentions of people like Shvabe. is a fact that worries him.
“Frank Schwabe is well aware that the only reason why PACE observers were not invited to observe the elections to the Milli Mejlis is that the mandate of the Azerbaijani delegation has not yet been restored, despite the promises given to our country at the political level, including by German officials,” the MFA official noted.
A. Hajizadeh also said: “It would be appropriate for Schwabe, who expressed concern about the relations between Azerbaijan and Russia, to speak about the people who cooperate with Russia in Germany and PACE, and even today they are closely cooperating with the Russian company Gazprom.
At the same time, conditioning Azerbaijan’s presidency of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) with political motives not related to this process, expressing opinions contrary to the essence of the fight against climate change, including the commitment of our country, once again demonstrated Schwabe’s bias against Azerbaijan. does.
As for Shvabe’s intention to visit our country within the framework of COP29, let’s note that those who voted against the Azerbaijani delegation at PACE were included in the list of “undesirable persons”. If the said persons come to Azerbaijan until the mandate of our delegation in PACE is restored, they will not be allowed to enter the territory of the country.”
“Azerbaijan is committed to its obligations at the international level, it understands these obligations well. At the same time, we emphasize once again that applying these obligations only on the basis of unilateral and bilateral standards, misusing them and applying biased approaches against our country will not be allowed”, – Press service the head of the department stressed.
It should be noted that, during an interview published on August 23 on “Radio Liberty”, the member of the German Parliament, Frank Schwabe, stated that Azerbaijan is not interested in membership in the Council of Europe and accused Azerbaijan of not being loyal to the values promoted by the Council of Europe. He objected to not being invited as an observer and made insulting statements against the country’s leadership.
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