Turkish parliament speaker slams PACE for biased stance on Azerbaijan

The Speaker of the Turkish Parliament, Numan Kurtulmuş, has condemned the biased decision of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to suspend the powers of the Azerbaijani delegation.

According to Report, Kurtulmuş's statement was published on the official website of the Turkish Parliament.

"Türkiye's Grand National Assembly (Parliament) calls on PACE to strongly defend its principles, be a unifying rather than divisive platform, and approve the Azerbaijani delegation's credentials," the statement reads.

Kurtulmuş said he was disappointed with PACE's decision on Azerbaijan and expected it to be reviewed as soon as possible.