YEREVAN.- Armenian President’s speech at PACE summer session got an appraisal of the European MPs and was positively assessed by organization’s leadership, member of the Armenian delegation to PACE Naira Zohrabyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

During the speech Azerbaijani and Turkish delegates fidgeted in their seats, especially when the president’s speech was accompanied by applause.

Zohrabyan also said that many European deputies approached the members of the Armenian delegation to commend president’s speech.

“They were surprised by calmness with which the Armenian leader answered the most pressing questions and, in particular, the question addressed by member of the Armenian delegation from the opposition party,” she stressed.

Zaruhi Postanjyan, member of the opposition Heritage Party, asked about the need for early elections in Armenia.

The European MPs were surprised to hear such calm answer to a vexed question. They said it would never happen if the questions were addressed in PACE to the presidents of Azerbaijan, Turkey, or, why not Russia.

“According to MEPs, the behavior of Serzh Sargsyan was clear evidence that Armenia is a democratic state,” Zohrabyan concluded.