Armenia mustn’t pin hopes on CoE in Safarov case – official

PanARMENIAN.Net - The majority of PACE members supported Armenia’s stance during the Assembly debate on Azeri axe-killer Ramil Safarov case, slamming Baku’s promotion of xenophobia, according to the head of Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

As Davit Harutyunyan stated, even the Hungarian MPs condemned the criminal’s release, criticizing their country’s government for the blunder committed.

“The PACE committee on legal affairs plans to work out a report envisaging mechanisms of prevention of such incidents in future,” Harutyunyan said.

When asked about the reason behind PACE’s failure to adopt a resolution on Safarov case, Harutyanyan noted that the Assembly’s regulations don’t envisage passing resolutions following current debates.

“The statements on Safarov case were made by the most influential PACE structures, including the Assembly chair, secretary and the commissioner for human rights,” Haturyunyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

“We mustn’t expect anything - Armenia has its own way to follow. We demanded a response – we got it, we raised a legal issue – it’s being discussed. We mustn’t pin our hopes on the Council of Europe in expectation of its verdict,” Harutyunyan said.