The meeting between the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyevhas scheduled to take place in Baku has been canceled upon the initiative of the Azerbaijani side.

Aliyev declined to speak with Tajani because of the debates held in the European Parliament today on human rights violations in Azerbaijan, contact.az reports, citing the website of the European Union. Such a demonstrative behavior indicates that Baku does not want to listen to criticism in its address in respect of these issues, the source notes.  

The debate will be attended by two former political prisoners, Emin Milli and Hadija  Ismailova, as well as five members of the European Parliament, who will raise the issue of the violation of fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens in Azerbaijan. 

Ilham Aliyev has repeatedly accused the European Parliament of its anti-Azerbaijani position and cooperation with the adversaries of Azerbaijan. However, Baku gladly refers to the opinion of the European Parliament when it supports its position on the Karabakh conflict, the source says.