Yerevan /Mediamax/. Azerbaijan might cease its further participation in Euronest Parliamentary Assembly of Eastern Partnership member states.

As Mediamax was informed by its European Parliament sources, Chairman of Azerbaijani Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Elkhan Suleymanov sent a letter with “Why should Azerbaijan Remain in the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly” title to President of the European Parliament Mr. Martin Schulz, Members of the European Parliament and Bureau Members of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.

“I argue that Euronest is a failed and unfortunate initiative. It was an attempt to create a new international forum for discussion that is now being bogged down by indecision, platitudes and double standards. Instead of finding common solutions to the main problems affecting both the European Union and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, it is simply discussing the least important, most vague of issues with no consequence whatsoever to any of its statements and decisions”, the letter of the Chairman of Azerbaijani Delegation reads.

Elkhan Suleymanov accused the European Parliament of double standards and criticized the infrastructure for adopting “anti-Azerbaijani” resolutions.

“Would the European Parliament cooperate with a partner that on one hand publishes documents promoting the rule of law and on the other, actively tries to interfere in judicial processes of its partner states? I think it would not”, the Azerbaijani parliamentarian noted. 

Elkhan Suleymanov has not left out the Nagorno Karabakh conflict either. He accused the European party of showing “bias” to the Armenian party.

“By failing to mention and to address the violation of the countless UN, OSCE and even EP resolutions and documents, Euronest shows clear bias towards the Armenian aggressors. At the same time, Armenia is still an active member of Euronest despite the fact it has recently signed its entry into the Eurasian Customs Union, an act that invalidates its cooperation with the European Union. Yet no statement was made on that by the European Parliament. What are we to understand from this? That no matter what happens Armenia will be rewarded, while Azerbaijan is insulted, its interests avoided, its rule of law continuously attacked by an institution claiming to desire cooperation and friendship? I ask you therefore: why should Azerbaijan remain a member of Euronest? Can we expect true and equal treatment? I am eager to see your response”, the letter of the Chairman of Azerbaijani Delegation reads. --0--