YEREVAN. – The European Ombudsman Institute’s office refuted misinformation spread by Azerbaijan as a result of cooperation of Armenian and KArabakh ombudsmen.   

The European Ombudsman Institute issued a statement dismissing article on the Innsbruck incident posted on the website of Azerbaijani Ombudsman.

The statement says that “it was not correct, that Mr. Yuri Hayrapetyan was removed from the conference.”

“The EOI informs to this website-article, that it is not correct, that Mr. Yuri Hayrapetyan was removed from the conference. Mr. Yuri Hayrapetyan has not been removed from the conference. Correct is that the Secretary General in the official meeting of the Genaral Assembly has not allowed political statements. Mr. Yuri Hayrapetyan, Human Right Defender of Nagorno Karabakh is an official “INDIVIDUAL” member of the EOI - European Ombudsman Institute since many years,” reads the statement responding to the Azerbaijani reports.