PACE REPORTER NOT SATISFIED WITH ASPECTS OF COMING REFERENDUM ON CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS IN AZERBAIJAN

PanARMENIAN.Net - It is not enough just to ratify conventions of the Council of Europe it is also necessary to fulfill the obligations to the CE. The PACE monitoring group reporter Andreas Gross stated that speaking about the fulfillment of the obligations to the European Council by Azerbaijan. Gross reported the visit to Baku that finished the other day produced both positive and negative impressions and noted that the main issue that he studied during the visit was the question of the coming referendum on adoption of amendments to the Constitution in Azerbaijan. At that, he expressed disagreement with several aspects of the referendum conducting. According to the expert, the clauses of the voting must have been discussed in the society and the expected constitutional amendments must be made step-by-step. Otherwise the referendum would not meet the requirements of the Council of Europe. According to the Baku media reports, the report of the monitoring group of the PACE will be considered at the coming session of the Assembly in fall.