ArmInfo. Today it became known that the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan approved the seemingly nothing more remarkable Council of Europe Convention "On the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse".
It would seem that ratification by a neighboring, and even unfriendly country, such documents should only be welcomed, especially if there is an unresolved conflict in the region. But: But optimism disappears as soon as you delve into the details of the announcement of the approval of this convention. "At today's plenary meeting of the Milli Majlis, a bill" On approval of the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse "was tabled. The document noted that the Republic of Azerbaijan states that it will not apply the clauses of the Convention in relation to Armenia. At the same time, Azerbaijan declares that the implementation of the provisions of the Convention in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the adjacent 7 regions is not guaranteed until it is completely liberated from the occupation of these territories and the consequences of the occupation are eliminated. Azerbaijan reserves the right to amend or cancel these above cases, and other parties will be informed in writing of any such changes or cancellations, "the statement quoted by APA.
The publication notes that the project was submitted for discussion and adopted at today's plenary meeting of the Milli Majlis.Thus, Azerbaijan, in fact, confirms its militaristic rhetoric in relation to Armenia and the Armenians, once again demonstrating the progress of the Armenian-phobic policy in the country. In fact, Azerbaijan claims that in cases of resumption of hostilities, or, God forbid, Armenian children be captured by them, the latter will be subjected to both sexual violence and sexual slavery. In this regard, the question arises of the advisability of ratifying this CE document, if there are similar nuances in the document.