Famous cosmonaut refused to participate in international congress in Azerbaijan, urges others to do the same

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16, ARMENPRESS. The famous American astronaut Garrett Reisman refused to participate in the International Astronautical Congress being held in Azerbaijan, citing that country's military aggression against Armenia, ARMENPRESS reports the cosmonaut made wrote in his "Twitter" microblog.

"Why is the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) being held in Azerbaijan, a country that is guilty of recent military aggression against its neighbor Armenia? Azerbaijan is one of the most corrupt countries, it has one of the worst human rights indicators in Europe. I will not go, and if you are planning to go, please reconsider," Raisman wrote.

He also reminded that Azerbaijan's military aggression against Armenia started in September of last year, which was condemned by the European Parliament.

In his Twitter microblog, the astronaut also shared the reports and assessments of a number of international organizations, for example, the 2021 index of corruption perception of "Transparent International", where Azerbaijan is in a bad position, it is 128th among 180 countries.