YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 10, ARMENPRESS. European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on targeted sanctions against Azerbaijani authorities violating human rights.

“Armenpress” reports the aforementioned referring to the official website of European Parliament. It demands that the Azerbaijan government immediately end its crackdown on civil society and human rights work and says that "the negotiations for a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Azerbaijan should be immediately put on hold as long the government fails to take concrete steps in advancing respect for universal human rights".

The resolution was adopted by 365 votes to 202.

The resolution calls on the Commission "to review and suspend temporarily, if needed, all funding not related to human rights, civil society and grassroots level people-to-people cooperation granted to Azerbaijan through the European Neighbourhood Instrument, and recalls Parliament's decision to send a delegation to Azerbaijan.