27/09/2021 | 19:38:15 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear collegues, First of all, I would like to remind the Assembly and the rapporteur that, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was left in the past. Because Armenia is a defeated country, and its Prime Minister signed the capitulation act on 10 November 2020 in unknown place. Furthermore, there is no administrative territorial unit called Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan. We have created Karabakh and Eastern Zangazur economic zones with the... 27/09/2021 | 19:37:40 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear colleagues, Early parliamentary elections in Armenia was not an ordinary election. It had its specific cause and potential for further reconciliation process. It is noted in the report that these elections were called after the Prime Minister Pashiyan signed the capitulation act on 10th November 2020. Even though elections were held with some shortcomings and toxic political atmosphere, we believe that this could be new opportunity for... 27/09/2021 | 19:23:13 Yes, now. Thank you very much, Mister President. I personally thank the rapporteur Mr Tiny KOX for this excellent report. Transparency and accountability I believe are the cornerstone of not only this Parliament, this democratic institution, but all parliaments. Furthermore, the fight against corruption remains not only the cornerstone of the rule of law, but also a key component of a genuine democracy. Because perception of corruption negatively affects voter turnout and the credibility of... 24/06/2021 | 18:16:16 Thank you very much, Mister President. Transparency of political party financing and integrity of politicians are one of the most important conditions for public confidence in effective functioning of the democracy. The GRECO's third round evaluation, which is based on the Committee of Ministers' recommendation on transparency of political party financing, played a pivotal role in this field. GRECO in its findings demonstrated that member States still have much to do to bring their... 22/06/2021 | 10:15:39 Thank you very much, Mister President. According to the moral philosophy of Kant, every person is worthy of respect. Not because we own ourselves, but because we are capable of reason, that we are rational beings. He argues that the market freedom and consumer choice is not true freedom simply because it involves satisfying the desires we have not chosen in the first place. Let me elaborate this point more. When we seek pleasure or avoid the pain, we are not really acting freely. We are... 21/06/2021 | 12:40:42 Thank you very much Madam President. Nothing bloomed in Nagorno-Karabakh for 30 years. Armenians destroyed everything, every single building, including 3,000 religious and cultural monuments. All foreign visitors witnessed this unprecedented barbarism but look at the Karabakh now. It has become a centre for rising prosperity, destiny of hope for millions of Azerbaijani IDPs. Billions of Euros were invested in the great reconstruction of the Karabakh. Foreign businesses from the United States... 20/04/2021 | 17:36:39 Thank you, Madam President. First of all, we are deeply disappointed with the decision of this Assembly to hold a current affairs debate on this matter. Secondly, we are even more disappointed about the way that this Assembly holds this discussion in your natural manner. Look at the name of the discussion, and you will see what I mean. Thirdly, I consider the Armenian delegation efforts to be politically motivated. As you might know, there will be elections soon in Armenia. This is an effort... 19/04/2021 | 19:12:52 Madame President, I fully agree with you that every parliamentary member of this Assembly should respect the rules and should refrain from disturbing the work of the Assembly. I would like to inform the Assembly that Azerbaijan is a multicultural state and multiculturalism is a way of life in Azerbaijan. For centuries different religions and cultures coexisted peacefully. People belonging to various ethnic groups lived and created together. Even now there are 30,000 Armenians living in... 19/04/2021 | 17:22:58 Merci, Madame la Présidente. Even though the title of this report suggests the progress has been achieved since January, I am not entirely sure about that. It is not because of something we have done, it is because of the things we have not done. Recently, just a few days ago the Chair of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ, expressed deep concern over the rising death toll from the mines planted by Armenia in Karabakh. Since, through lateral... 27/01/2021 | 18:57:40 Thank you, Mister President. First of all I would like to remind my colleague from Armenia, Mr Edmon MARUKYAN, that it's not "Shushi". The name is "Shusha". The last time I checked its entry, it was written "Shusha" according to its historic form. Secondly, I fully agree with President Rik DAEMS when he said that this Assembly should not be used as a tool for pursuing interests. Instead we should look inwards. We should try to protect, to defend the shared values of this Assembly. Therefore...