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Mr Samad SEYIDOV (Azerbaijan, EC/DA)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance from 05/10/2019 to 24/01/2024
  • Member: European Conservatives Group from 22/01/2018 to 04/10/2019
  • Vice-Chairperson: European Conservatives Group from 25/01/2016 to 21/01/2018
  • Acting Chairperson: European Conservatives Group from 08/11/2015 to 24/01/2016
  • Bureau: European Conservatives Group from 05/10/2014 to 24/01/2016
  • Bureau: European Democrat Group from 22/01/2001 to 04/10/2014

In the Assembly

  • from 22/01/2001 to 24/01/2024 Representative - Azerbaijan

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 22/01/2024 to 24/01/2024)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 22/01/2024 to 24/01/2024)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 22/01/2024 to 24/01/2024)
  • First Vice-Chairperson: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 24/01/2022 to 21/01/2024)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 26/06/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Full Member: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 30/04/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 25/06/2018 to 29/04/2020)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 22/01/2018 to 26/01/2020)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 22/01/2018 to 26/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 25/01/2016 to 21/01/2018)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 25/01/2016 to 22/05/2018)
  • Chairperson of Political Group: Presidential Committee (from 08/11/2015 to 24/01/2016)
  • Chairperson of Political Group: Bureau of the Assembly (from 08/11/2015 to 24/01/2016)
  • Chairperson of Political Group: Standing Committee (from 08/11/2015 to 24/01/2016)
  • Second Vice-Chairperson: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 28/09/2015 to 24/01/2016)
  • Ex officio (Rule 14.3 of the Rules of Procedure): Bureau of the Assembly (from 16/05/2013 to 18/05/2015)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 21/01/2013 to 25/01/2015)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 21/01/2013 to 25/01/2015)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (from 23/01/2012 to 24/01/2024)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Economic Affairs and Development (from 22/01/2001 to 24/01/2011)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population (from 22/01/2001 to 24/01/2011)
  • Member: (Former) Political Affairs Committee / Committee on General Affairs (from 22/01/2001 to 23/01/2012)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 22/01/2001 to 27/09/2015)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (from 22/01/2001 to 24/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Democracy (from 27/01/2022 to 31/12/2023)
  • Member of the Monitoring Committee of the member States that are party to the conflicts under the terms of reference of the sub-committee: Sub-Committee on Conflicts concerning Council of Europe Member States (from 26/06/2020 to 24/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights (from 21/01/2019 to 29/04/2020)
  • Member of the Monitoring Committee of the member States that are party to the conflicts under the terms of reference of the sub-committee: Sub-Committee on Conflicts concerning Council of Europe Member States (from 02/02/2017 to 22/05/2018)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 24/01/2013 to 24/01/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on relations with the OECD and the EBRD (from 24/01/2013 to 23/01/2017)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 26/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on conflict prevention through dialogue and reconciliation (from 26/01/2012 to 20/01/2013)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on conflict prevention through dialogue and reconciliation (from 14/04/2011 to 23/01/2012)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on External Relations (from 22/01/2001 to 23/01/2012)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on conflict prevention through dialogue and reconciliation (from 22/01/2001 to 27/01/2011)
  • Alternate of Ms Nigar ARPADARAI (Full Member): Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 25/01/2021 to 24/01/2024)
  • Alternate of Ms Gultakin HAJIBAYLI (Vice-Chairperson): Sub-Committee on Refugees (from 22/01/2001 to 24/01/2011)

Interventions

Last speeches

12/10/2023 | 19:50:54 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, Something wrong is going on in this Assembly. Türkiye is a founder member of this organisation. Now we are discussing what the Parliamentary Assembly should do in order to solve this problem, but is it really a problem of Türkiye? From my point of view that's not like that. Türkiye has done a lot for co-operation and communication with the European Court of Human Rights. Already my friends mentioned that hundreds of cases from the European Court... 12/10/2023 | 18:09:01 Madam President, thank you very much. I quite clearly understand how difficult it is for the rapporteur to prepare this Report under this unbelievable pressure which we can see. Unfortunately, this is exactly what we have discussed in the previous topic. Thirty years ago, ladies and gentlemen, one million Azerbaijanis became a subject of ethnic cleansing and 20% of my territory had been occupied. They had only two choices, these poor people: to run away to become refugees or IDPs, or to die... 12/10/2023 | 16:25:49 Thank you very much, Madam President. The title of this report as we can see is "Restoring credibility of the international institutions". It means that the credibility has fallen, and we should do our best in order to restore it. But why has that happened? I think the major reason is that we're talking a lot about peace, but we took very few real steps in the direction of justice. How can it be possible to create peace without justice? That is impossible. Peace without justice will be very... 10/10/2023 | 18:32:14 Madam President, dear colleagues, dear friends, Let me express my gratitude. I thank you all for this excellent debate; very important, very timely. I think this is a vivid example of how this problem is really dangerous, important and discussed in a timely way in this Assembly. For approximately one year and a half, at the level of the Committee, we have discussed this question. You know the major problem was being not so extreme when writing a report about extremism. That's really very... 10/10/2023 | 16:15:53 Thank you very much Mister President. Dear friends, dear colleagues, It is a really great privilege and honour to present this report and to see our friends and colleagues who came for this, I think, very important and fruitful discussion which we have been waiting for. Because “The challenge of far-right ideology to democracy and human rights in Europe” is really being discussed in a timely way in this hemicycle. I am really honoured that during the discussion we agreed that this report...

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