Azerbaijan to award anti-Armenian ombudsman Aurelia Grigoriu

YEREVAN, AUGUST 23, ARMENPRESS: Azerbaijani “Heidar Aliyev” foundation announced that human rights defender in Moldovan parliament, lawyer Aurelia Grigoriu has been awarded with golden medal “Heldar Aliyev” “for supporting the policy of Turkic states, merit in the protection of human rights and moving forward Azerbaijani realities in the whole world”. About this inform Azerbaijan media, reports “Armenpress”.

“Heydar Aliyev” prize in Azerbaijan is awarded to “those figures who supported the friendship of Turkic states, had contribution in development of economy, social-political and cultural spheres of Turkic states”.

In different times with above-mentioned medal were awarded Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Kyrgyz writer CHingiz Aitmatov, former President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Aurelia Grigoriu will receive the prize in presence of representatives of state and public organizations during solemn ceremony in Baku.

During her report “The protection of human rights and security in “frozen conflicts” areas” in framework of in framework ofPan-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”, 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”.

This statement received negative reaction both in Armenia and Moldova. Many political and public figures condemned Grigoriou’s statement considering it provocative.