Karen Andreasyan prepared protest letter against Aurelia Grigoriu for International Ombudsman Organizations
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YEREVAN, JULY 9, ARMENPRESS: The Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Karen Andreasyan prepared a protest letter against the Parliamentary Advocate of the Republic of Moldova Aurelia Grigoriu to send to the International Ombudsman Organizations probably on July 10. This was reported to Armenpress by Karen Andreasyan, touching upon the speech of the Parliamentary Advocate of the Republic of Moldova at the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. “At this moment related works are being carried out. The letter is being prepared and probably tomorrow it will be sent to all the corresponding organizations”, - said the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia. Karen Andreasyan noted that the list of the organizations, to send the letter, is currently being considered. “We are a member of different international structures and now we are discussing, to which organizations the letter should be sent”, - stated Andreasyan, adding that the text of the letter will be available to the public.
In the framework of the Armenia’s chairmanship at the Committee of Ministers of the European Council, the Pan-European Conference “The European Standards of Rule of Law and the Scope of Discretion of Powers in the Member States of the Council of Europe” was held on July 3-4 at the National Assembly. The Conference was attended by about 80 representatives from 32 countries and international organizations.
During her report “The protection of human rights and security in “frozen conflicts” areas”, the Parliamentary Advocate of the Republic of Moldova Aurelia Grigoriu made a statement, which does not have any connection to the reality. She announced that “Armenia occupied 20% of the Azerbaijan’s territory and the Khojalu Genocide was implemented by the Armenians”. The Parliamentary Advocate of the Republic of Moldova called Armenia “an aggressor country”.
Later it was found out that two weeks before coming to Yerevan, the Parliamentary Advocate of the Republic of Moldova Aurelia Grigoriu was in Baku. The Facebook photos and posts of Aurelia Grigoriu were spread in the Internet, where the “incorruptible” and “objective” lawyer was expressing her love towards Azerbaijan. After the scandal the photos and posts were operatively deleted from the Facebook page of Aurelia Grigoriu. The Ombudsman of Moldova expressed his regret to Karen Andreasyan in the connection with the Aurelia Grigoriu’s statement, noting that the position of the National Institute for the Defense of Human Rights in the Republic of Moldova does not reflect her opinion on that delicate issue.