Azerbaijan considers full withdrawal from Council of Europe after PACE voting rights suspension
Azerbaijan is considering leaving the Council of Europe after the suspension of its delegation's voting rights in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, President Ilham Aliyev said on Monday. He made the remarks in his opening address at the fourth Shusha Global Media Forum. Aliyev said Baku was weighing "not just the suspension or freezing of our membership" but a full exit from the organisation.The president said the Council of Europe's secretary general had contacted him and asked Azerbaijan not to take that step. According to Aliyev, the request was made in an effort to find a way... [Continue Reading]
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