MFA: European Parliament’s resolution misrepresents human rights situation in Azerbaijan

Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Aykhan Hajizada has said that the resolution adopted by the European Parliament on April 25, 2024 is groundless and openly misrepresents the human rights situation in Azerbaijan.

“Rubber-stamping such one-sided and biased resolutions has long become a usual business for the European Parliament. This cannot be considered other than an explicit political order by those forces in Europe that goes in the direction of further deteriorating relations with Azerbaijan,” Caliber.Az reports citing the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

“In these conditions, a certain group of European Parliament members being guided by their internal considerations and personal gains pushes through a distorted picture of the situation in Azerbaijan. The motives of those who initiate the adoption of such documents are to divert attention from the truly pressing socio-economic and political problems of the European community as well. Moreover, appeals to introducing sanctions against Azerbaijan, do nothing but complicate Azerbaijan-EU relations. We once again urge the European Parliament to stop interference in the internal affairs and judicial processes of Azerbaijan,” the message says. 

The European Parliament adopted another resolution targeting Azerbaijan on April 25. The National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan has issued a statement condemning the European Parliament for a biased approach and refuted allegations within the resolution.