27/06/2024 | 17:55:56 Mister Vice-Chairman, Dear Colleagues, The safe return of the displaced populations of Nagorno-Karabakh is not necessarily being hampered by ticking time bombs, but more precisely by the Government of Azerbaijan. First of all, following the military aggression and after ten months of blockade imposed by the Azerbaijani authorities, recognised as an announced and planned operation of ethnic cleansing, Azerbaijan finally forced the mass exodus of all Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh. To put it... 26/06/2024 | 18:19:24 Thank you, Mr Chairman. Dear colleagues, Of course, the process of reparation and reconciliation is essential to overcome past conflicts and build peace. But to ensure that a conflict does not recur, we must first avoid any legitimate sense of injustice regarding the actual resolution of the conflict. This is the very thing that risks perpetuating the conflict and leading to a resumption of hostilities. Indeed, no real peace can ever be established if the victor is the aggressor. Similarly... 26/01/2024 | 12:31:41 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, I would like to congratulate our rapporteur on his progress report on the monitoring procedure during a rather difficult period, especially for those countries subject to a full monitoring procedure. In this respect, the Assembly expresses its concern at certain negative developments and persistent shortcomings, and calls on all these countries to intensify their efforts to fully honour their obligations as members and the... 12/10/2022 | 11:35:20 Mister Chairman, Dear Colleagues, It must be said already that we are witnessing the collapse of a pre-existing world order based on the respect of common principles and values, especially with regard to the obligations of non-use of force or threat of force and peaceful settlement of disputes and conflicts. Instead of finding ways together to stop this disruptive process for all, some countries are trying to take advantage of it by provoking new confrontations to achieve their selfish goal...