“We have a fact that we have not been an obstacle and they have not expressed a wish to come to Armenia and do a research. Naturally, Milica Marković must have made such allegations because these reports were presented in violation of their Charter, Clause 1-1.5, including the main condition that the rapporteur must have at least once been in Armenia to do a research on the site. If he had admitted that he was invited but he has not come, the report would be a failure,” said RPA faction leader Vahram Baghdasaryan in an interview with Aravot.am, reversing the observation that during the debate at the PACE on the Sarsang reservoir by rapporteur Milica Marković, the author claimed that she had four times applied to the Armenian side to visit Armenia and had received rejections on various pretext.
The report was adopted by the PACE. Vahram Baghdasaryan reminded that Milica Marković was also invited by NKR, which she had turned down, “In the meantime, she was having luxurious visits to Azerbaijan. She is in direct business relations with Azerbaijan. The same for the previous rapporteur, Robert Walter, whose wife is a citizen of Azerbaijan. He also returned from Azerbaijan with lots of gifts while he has not been in Armenia any time.” Robert Walter’s report on NKR, to remind you, was rejected by the PACE. “This voting was a moral issue for us,” said Vahram Baghdasaryan, adding that the voting of the report on the Sarsang reservoir is the heft for the PACE, “I think that such a prestigious institution should not be entered into petty mercenary activities.”
Nelly GRIGORYAN
