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YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, ARMENPRESS: Armenian delegation member to Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Naira Zohrabyan sent an official document to EC Human Rights commissioner. In the briefing with Armenpress Zohrabyan told in official letter she required Council of Europe to subject Azerbaijani textbooks to examination.
"Still in the course of July session I had raised the issue of anti Armenian topic depicted in Azerbaijani textbooks, in official letter I already included relevant excerpts, copies where Armenians are considered slaughterers, racism manifestation cases. Before the launch of October session I look forward the reply of the letter and their assessments" Zohrabyan stated. According to the interlocutor the report of the commissioner is scheduled to be included in the session, yet in case of not getting the rely till then, MP will raise the issue before him in the plenary session as well. In the words of Zohrabyan PACE agenda is set to be approved after PACE Bureau session due September 3.
PACE summer session was launched on June 25-29, where Armenian delegation participated by its former composition headed by Davit Harutyunyan, members Armen Rustamyan, Naira Zohrabyan, Artsruni Aghajanian, while the team substitute made : Zaruhi Postanjyan , Grigori Margaryan, Hermine Naghdalyan, Armen Melikyan. The themes on the growth of crisis, racism, xenophobia and extremism in Europe were thoroughly discussed during PACE summer session. The issue ofCouncil of Europe member states'political prisoners was also touched upon, in this regard PACE legal commission adopted a report on “Azerbaijani political prisoners’ existence” which is scheduled to be envisaged at PACE autumn session.