 The Azerbaijani delegation decided to cease its engagement with in presence at the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe until further notice, the delegation said in a statement, following the provocative refusal of PACE to approve the credentials of the Azerbaijani side. On January 24, the parliamentary delegation made a statement at the meeting of the organisation. It is noted in statement that when Azerbaijan exceeded to the Council of Europe in 2001, it was with the genuine hope and expectation that this organisation designed to defend human rights and the rule of law would help Azerbaijan restore the rights of hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis violated as a result of the military aggression and the occupation of a part of its internationally recognized territories by Armenia, and consequently, justice would be served for the sake of reaching lasting. PACE IN THE REGION According to statement after Azerbaijan's historic victory over aggression, occupation and violent separatism and the restoration of its territorial integrity and sovereignty, we face an orchestrated smear campaign to denigrate Azerbaijan and cast shadow on its achievement to restore the justice denied for so long to the people of Azerbaijan. Unfortunately, the PACE is being used as a platform to target some member states. The core principles of the PACE are exploited by certain biased groups to advance their narrow interests. Political corruption, discrimination, ethnic and religious hatred, double standards, arrogance, and chauvinism have become prevailing practices in the PACE. We see the initiative on challenging the credentials of the delegation of Azerbaijan to the PACE as part of this vicious campaign. We also consider this initiative as a deliberate and unacceptable attempt to unduly interfere with the ongoing electoral process in Azerbaijan and a vivid example of insidious actions to undermine the functioning of democratic institutions in our country. The proposed refusal to ratify the credentials of our delegation will be a serious blow to the credibility and impartiality of the Council of Europe as a whole, and the responsibility for its grave and irreversible consequences will entirely lie with its initiators. Nobody in the world, including those sitting in this hall, can speak with Azerbaijan and the language of threats and blackmailing. Never before in the history of the PACE has this organization behaved in such a disgraceful manner. In the face of current unbearable atmosphere of racism, Azerbaijanophobia and Islamophobia in the PACE, the delegation of Azerbaijan decides to cease its engagement with and presence at the PACE until further notice, the statement said. After making the statement, the delegation departed from the venue. Azerbaijan is a proud, independent, sovereign, democratic and multicultural nation in the world. Democracy is our culture's choice, and we have made tremendous progress in upholding human rights and rule of law in other majorities, gaining our independence in 1994. The primary objective of the Parliament to assemble the Council of Europe is to write a platform for dialogue between our Italians from different countries based on the mutual respect and equal future. When Azerbaijan exceeded the Council of Europe in 2001, it was with great and generous hope and expectations that this organization, designed to defend the human rights and the rule of law, would help Azerbaijan to restore the rights of hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis, violated as a result of the military aggression and the occupation of a part of its international recognized territories by Armenia. And consequently, the justice will be served for the sake of reaching the lasting peace in the region. During 90 years, from 2001 to 2020, the peace failed to hold the aggressors in Armenia accountable for its action contributing to the co-values and principles of the Council of Europe. It concerns in particular the blatant disregard of the human rights of the Azerbaijani refugees and IDPs subjected to ethnic conflict. After Azerbaijanis' historic victory over the aggression, the occupation and the violent separatism and the restoration of its territorial integrity and sovereignty, we face an orchestrated smear campaign to integrate Azerbaijan and to cast shadow on its achievements to restore the justice denied to the soul of the people of Azerbaijan. During almost 20 years, the Azerbaijan delegation was raising great consequences of Armenian occupation. We were told that the peace is not the right forward to discuss conflict-related issues. But now, some base representatives and MPs say quite the opposite and don't miss any opportunity to attack Azerbaijan. Selective interpretation of international law and different treatment of issues pertaining to territorial integrity and sovereignty demonstrate the cynical and hypocritical nature of the process of this shameful proposal. Unfortunately, the base is being used as a platform to target some member states. Co-principals of the base are exploded by a certain biased group to advance their natural interests. Political corruption, discrimination, ethnic and religious hatred, double standards, arrogance, feminism have become prevailing practices in the base. We see the initiative of challenging the credentials of the delegation of Azerbaijan to the base as a part of this ambitious campaign. We also consider this initiative as a deliberate and unacceptable attempt to unduly interfere with the ongoing electoral process in Azerbaijan and give it example of insidious actions to undermine the functioning of democratic institutions in our country. The proposed refusal to ratify the credentials of our delegation will be a serious blow to the credibility and impartiality of the Council of Europe as a goal and the responsibility for its great and irreversible consequences will entirely lie with its initiators. Nobody in the world, including those who are sitting in this hall, can speak with Azerbaijan in the language of threat and blackmailing. Never before in the history of the base, this organization behaved in such disgraceful manner. In the face of current unbearable atmosphere of racism, Azerbaijanophobia and Islamophobia in the base, the delegation of Azerbaijan decide to cease its engagement and presence at the base until Thursday. Thank you very much for your attention. This is not our responsibility, but the time being for the delegation is really impossible to be here because of this unacceptable and I order the set of real situation and approach to my country. Thank you very much.