Our response to Chamberlain, eh... EU resolution

... and my suggestions how to make it better.

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Recently, the EuropeYAN Parliament has adopted a resolution initiated mainly by Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake and Lithuanian MEP Vytautas Landsbergis condemning the current state of freedom of expression in Azerbaijan, calling to release journalists, editors-in-chiefs and bloggers that the Azerbaijani government has been locking up inside so busily.

The Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan has already called this resolution an indirect pressure on Azerbaijani courts. "This action can be judged as unreasonable step that puts into question the independence, fairness and impartiality of the [Azerbaijani] judicial system providing indirect pressure on decision-making of the courts," Foreign Ministry spokesman Elkhan Polukhov said.

And now, Azerbaijani parliament has set up a commission to prepare our response to Chamberlain a statement about the aforementioned EU resolution. The Speaker said that the EU adopted this resolution to pressure Azerbaijan's position in negotiation process around the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; the Vice-Speaker called the resolution "the peak of injustice" while someone remarked that "it was prepared by Armenian diaspora."

Samad Seyidov, the Head of the Azeri delegation to PACE was perhaps the hero of the day:

According to MP Samad Seyidov, the forces that do not love Azerbaijan have become active. He considers that the resolution should be reacted in two manners.

"Protest should be expressed against the resolution. First of all, this resolution is connected with Azerbaijan’s leadership in the region. On the other hand, we should analyze our work. In what direction are we working with them? We should explain Azerbaijan’s importance for Europe in the language they understand. The resolution is biased," he said.

Right was our previous Speaker of the Parliament, Right Honorable Murtuz Alaskarov, Professor of Law and former chancellor of my Alma Mater when he proclaimed from speaker's seat to unruly deputies: "Shut up! Parliament is not a place for discussions!"

First of all, dear deputies, the right word for this resolution should be not "the peak of injustice," but "hooliganism." After all, what we can call those who defend such hooligans as Emin and Adnan?

Second, I'd dare to correct the words of that unnamed sage to "Armenian Diaspora in Azerbaijan." Surely, that vicious snake has infiltrated to the very country it is fighting with, doesn't it?

Third, I'd suggest to Mr Samad Seyidov to derive an example from our beloved patriot Ramil Safarov and to go to next PACE session with an axe. After all, this is the language that EU understand, methinks, isn't it?