Azerbaijan will not comply with the requirements of the Council of Europe, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Azerbaijani media reported.
According to him, during this period the Council of Europe is undergoing a process of degradation, this organization is losing its significance at the international level, it cannot influence the processes taking place in the world. The influence of the organization is at a low level, and the main reason for this is pretense, double standards and injustice, he said.
According to the president, the Azerbaijani people have long lost hope of this organization. Ilham Aliyev added for 20 years this organization has been fulfilling various political orders and Azerbaijan has been chosen as a target, lies and slander are spreading about Azerbaijan.
They represent Azerbaijan as a backward country, do not note the positive processes taking place in Azerbaijan, he said adding that they try to gloss over Azerbaijan only with black paint, as if obstacles to democratic processes are being put in Azerbaijan.
All this is a lie, there are no political prisoners in Azerbaijan, the president said adding that those countries where there are political prisoners remain out of focus.
Aliyev referred to Armenian. According to him, the former president of Armenia has been arrested for over a year. This president, after he declared that he would be involved in politics, was arrested and has been in prison for over a year. A criminal case has been instituted against him and, according to information circulated by the media, his case has been referred to court. And the main reason for all this is criticism from the former president of the current government. But not one of these facts was noted by the Council of Europe, he added.
The last resolution adopted in connection with Azerbaijan does not represent any value, and its price is not higher than a piece of paper, the president added.