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    MURAD SADADDINOV: "THE PROBLEM OF PACE AND COUNCIL OF EUROPE LIES IN THE ABSENCE OF MECHANISMS OF FORCING THE CE MEMBER-STATES TO FULFILL COMMITMENTS"

    Today.Az
    02 October 2008 [16:31]
    Azerbaijan

    The PACE agenda does not include issues connected with Azerbaijan
    and, therefore, there will be no discussions on our country", said
    Murad Sadaddinov, co-chair of the Fund of Protection of Democracy
    and Human Rights.

    He said the discussions on presidential elections are likely to be
    held by results of the discussions in PACE but it is still early to
    speak of it.

    According to Sadaddinov, all CE leaders have repeatedly made
    announcements that CE will display a tough reaction in case of
    violations during presidential elections before elections, including
    in public, but later they forgot their announcements.

    "Unfortunately, in the result of this impunity, the CE influence has
    dropped. How can we speak about human rights when one country - the CE
    member - has occupied another CE member, bombing peaceful cities and
    creating territorial formations, controlled by it. I mean Russia. At
    the same time, the Russian parliament recognizes these territories
    as independent from Georgia", said Sadaddinov.

    As for elections in Azerbaijan, the PACE delegation will take part
    in observation of elections.

    "This will be a small group of deputies. They will prepare a report
    by results of elections and the Monitoring committee and PACE bureau
    will decide what to do further. Considering today's passive election
    situation, I think that our elections will not be the subject of
    discussions at the PACE plenary session", said he.

    As for the possible pressure PACE may put on Azerbaijani powers he
    said it does not matter as it is all senseless.

    "First of all, there is no mechanism of pressure, second, any pressure
    gives a ground for accusations in double standards. It is possible
    to say now that the results of elections here will not be similar to
    the results of elections in Armenia.

    Asked what he thinks about the announcement of the head of Armenian
    delegation in PACE David Arutyunyan that the discussions on the
    situation in Armenia, held in Strasbourg, were ineffective, while
    resolutions 1609 and 1620 demand Yerevan to release the political
    prisoners, hold independent investigation of March 1 events and ensure
    citizens' right for holding events, that heads of delegations always
    speak against the critical resolutions of PACE as not objective.

    "Everyone is aware of the results of elections in Armenia and
    by the number of arrested Armenia has set a record among the CE
    member-states. In this sense, the adopted documents are quite fair,
    but unfortunately, ignoring the PACE resolutions has turned into a
    bitter tradition.

    The problem of PACE and Council of Europe lies in the absence of
    mechanisms of forcing the CE member-states to fulfill commitments",
    he said and added that the Council of Europe needs serious reforms,
    because it may lose its influence. "Unfortunately, we do not see any
    interest in it", concluded Sadaddinov.
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