An Azerbaijani attempt to blacklist the Armenian delegation at PACE was never even broached today at the organization’s plenary session in Strasbourg despite the fact that a bill to this effect was signed by 58 of the body’s 642 members (321 principal and 321 substitutes).

The Azerbaijani bill sought to deprive the Armenian denegation of its voting rights and to remove the delegation from all PACE governing bodies.

The bill argued that as 20% of Azerbaijan has been occupied and one million Azerbaijanis displaced a result of Armenian military aggression.

According to PACE protocol, if any national delegation questions the legitimacy of another and at least ten members stand up in support, the issue is sent to the proper committee for further deliberation.

Today, when the legitimacy of Armenia’s delegation was raised, not one member stood up; including those who had signed the Azerbaijani bill.