21/06/2022 | 17:27:13 Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Colleagues, The current crisis in the European security system is the toughest one since the Second World War. Very few deny that the consequences of the current crisis are going to stretch over many years to come and will eventually reshape the way that security in Europe works. In essence we will have a new security architecture. The events may take various turns but regardless, it is time to review the mistakes of the past that led to today's situation and... 26/04/2022 | 19:45:26 Thank you Mr Speaker. Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. We here in the Council of Europe are now facing fundamental challenges. We currently have a hot phase of the largest military conflict in the Council of Europe space since its establishment. The geography of the Council of Europe has changed and we cannot avoid a very open discussion about how we should move further. We have to openly ask ourselves: what is the new European security system, the new law and order, going to look like... 26/04/2022 | 18:04:40 Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to thank our rapporteur for this important subject. We all want to live in a fairer society where there is no place for any kind of discrimination. Unfortunately, a person's social origin is still a factor in everyday life and especially in times of crisis. I would like to draw your attention to very recent events. The whole situation was the pandemic and measures to fight it have shown us that social justice and equality are still a very fragile and... 26/04/2022 | 11:47:57 Thank you, Mr President. Co-operation and strategic partnership between the EU and Council of Europe is absolutely natural. The EU is a dominant economic force in the European space and the Council of Europe is the oldest organisation promoting human rights and democracy. However, in light of the fundamental changes and challenges that Europe is experiencing, it's extremely important that the Council of Europe become stronger integrated with EU institutions. A stronger EU means safer Europe... 25/04/2022 | 17:53:57 Thank you very much. Dear Colleagues, I'm from Azerbaijan. For 30 years we lived through the occupation, ethnic cleansing, aggression by another member state of the Council of Europe: Armenia. All this, while Europe and its institutes watched and did nothing. But I don't want to talk about that now. I want to talk about peace. Despite obvious military upper-hand in regards to Armenian-Azerbaijani stand out, Azerbaijan is willing to achieve a fair and lasting peace based on the principles of... 27/01/2022 | 19:38:15 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) I think a lot of people in Armenia would be very surprised to read about the political system you described in your report, rosy and democratic. There is also another Armenia, about which you probably never heard, and therefore did not reflect in your report, with a number of recent politically motivated arrests, intimidation of political opponents and abuse of power. However, the main reason for my comment is slightly different. In clause 5... 27/01/2022 | 13:13:02 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) May I note a ever expanding practice in this distinguished Assembly, which is to come up with confusing terminology and apply it frivolously. While there is an obvious truth that people should not disappear as the result of someone using illegal force, let me remind you that this self sustaining fact has little or nothing to do with recent Karabakh war. There are 2 points that I want to make. Frist of all, There is a number of Armenian... 25/01/2022 | 18:03:05 Dear colleagues, Let me express a few reservations in respect of both the language and the spirit of the resolution. To start with, there is a number of calls that deserve full support, such as more education for journalists and more oversight over social media owners' and large businesses' behaviour. However, a number of statements or lack thereof cause serious concerns. The first and the most fundamental of them is that this resolution basically forgets about the core principle that lays in... 25/01/2022 | 10:28:51 Dear Colleagues, I would like to express my gratitude to the rapporteurs for this report, especially Mr Christophe LACROIX, because I can only imagine how difficult it is to engage politicians and senior government representatives of the South Caucasus in a meaningful discussion on the LGBT issue. I agree with one of the core statements of the resolution, that cultural and religious traditions cannot be used to justify discrimination on sexual identity grounds, but we all must admit that... 29/09/2021 | 10:27:38 Dear colleagues, I thank you all for this timely discussion. Let me draw your attention to a few critical points that I believe should guide us as parliamentarians in further steps in this important direction. First, the global green agenda means a lot of changes: regulatory, technological, behavioural. It switches on the marathon of law-making; new regulations in all countries and developing international covenants which will support and promote new environmental standards. It is absolutely...