Azerbaijan voices concern over violation of Helsinki Final Act principles
By Laman Ismayilova
The Azerbaijani parliamentary representative to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly has voiced its concerns over the tolerance for the violation of the Helsinki Final Act
"We are concerned over the tolerance for the violation of Helsinki Final Act principles," said head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the OSCE PA, deputy speaker of the Milli Majlis Bahar Muradova while addressing the final plenary session of the OSCE PA, Azertac reported.
Bringing together nearly 300 parliamentarians from 54 OSCE participating States, the 25th Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly took place 1-5 July 2016 in Tbilisi.
She regretted that the organization failed to establish a unified network for combating terrorism. “However, we have unchanging principles of the Helsinki Final Act which are always topical and important," she said.
Muradova also stressed a serious concern on the protracted conflicts in the region, which are big threat to Europe, as well. "Azerbaijan also faces such a problem and this has continued for 25 years," she emphasized.
Muradova underlined the resolutions reflecting the challenges facing Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova.
"We have always supported sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states. We are against changing these principles by force, and support the resolution of all conflicts, including in Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova on the basis of international law and the principles of the Helsinki Final Act," she added.
The Session was held under the theme "25 Years of Parliamentary Co-operation: Building Trust Through Dialogue," commemorating the quarter-century anniversary of the Assembly's work.
At the close of the Session, the Assembly adopted the Tbilisi Declaration and elected its new leadership. Austrian parliamentarian Christine Muttonen was elected President for a one-year term, renewable once. Vilija Aleknaite Abramikiene (Lithuania), Azay Guliyev (Azerbaijan), and Isabel Santos (Portugal) were elected to three-year terms as Vice-President, and Victor Dobre (Romania) was elected to a one-year term.
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