The efforts of the Azerbaijani delegation to defeat the inclusion of the Lachin corridor matter on the agenda of the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have failed. Vladimir Vardanyan, an MP from the ruling majority "Civil Contract" Faction of the National Assembly of Armenia, wrote about this on Facebook.

"With an overwhelming majority, PACE included this matter on the agenda of the current session. The discussion on the urgent topic will take place this Thursday," the Armenian MP added.

When the aforesaid agenda was being approved, the head of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE, Samad Seyidov, spoke against it, in an attempt to thwart the PACE debates on this matter. But Ruben Rubinyan, head of the Armenian delegation to PACE, insisted on the necessity of these debates. The matter was put on the agenda by voting: 73 in favor, 15 against, and 6 abstentions.

The matter of ensuring uninhibited and safe access through the Lachin corridor will be urgently discussed at the PACE. The debates are slated for Thursday.