Karen Andreasyan appealed to International Ombudsman Organizations not to invite Aurelia Grigoriu to conferences

YEREVAN, JULY 10, ARMENPRESS: The Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Karen Andreasyan appealed to three authoritative International Ombudsman Organizations concerning the statements of the Parliamentary Advocate of the Republic of Moldova Aurelia Grigoriu made at the National Assembly of Armenia. As Armenpress was reported by the Staff of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia, Karen Andreasyan persuaded the International Ombudsman Institute, the European Ombudsman Institute and the AssociationofOmbudsmenand Mediators of La Francophone not to invite Aurelia Grigoriu to their international conferences. The letter of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Karen Andreasyan sent to the International Ombudsman Organizations says in particular:

“Dear partners,

Hereby I would like to inform you that 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”.

The accusations of Aurelia Grigoriu do not correspond to the reality and might be considered as a violation of ethical norms and disrespect to the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian nation.

The behavior of the Parliamentary Advocate of the Republic of Moldova contradicts the Charter of the International Ombudsman Institute, the European Ombudsman Institute and the AssociationofOmbudsmenand Mediators of La Francophone, the members of which are our two countries. Thus I appeal to the abovementioned organizations not to invite Aurelia Grigoriu to any international conferences, taking into account the recent events.

The Ombudsman of Moldova Anatoly Munteanu expressed his regret to us 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.

Dear Anatoly Munteanu,

I kindly ask you to pass this letter to the Parliament of Moldova to suspend the duties of the Parliamentary Advocate of the Republic of Moldova Aurelia Grigoriu.

Thank you in advance for understanding and cooperation”.

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. (THE FULL ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)