On 14 May 2008 the 32^nd Plenary Session of the Inter-parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Saint Petersburg, during the opening ceremony of which Mrs. Bahar Muradova, Vice-President of the Mili Majlis of Azerbaijan, Head of the Azerbaijani delegation to OSCE PA, delivered a speech on behalf of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA).

President of the National Assembly Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan sent the following letter to the OSCE PA President Mr. Joao Soares in connection with this speech.

“The 32^nd Plenary Session of the Inter-parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held on 14 May 2008 in Saint Petersburg, during the opening ceremony of which Mrs. Bahar Muradova, Vice-President of the Mili Majlis of Azerbaijan, Head of the Azerbaijani delegation to OSCE PA, delivered an incomprehensible speech on behalf of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and instead of welcoming address represented distorted facts on Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

It is unacceptable that a member of parliament, who represents the state, which is a party of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, seizes the opportunity of your welcoming address to disseminate false facts against Armenia and disinformation on Nagorno Karabakh conflict from such a high rostrum.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly always supported the regulation of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict through process of peaceful negotiations, a vivid example of which is the balanced stance and activities of Mr. Göran Lennmarker, Honorary President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, and Special Representative of the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

I consider that such misconduct of the OSCE PA representative is absolutely intolerable and hope that the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will secure its further balanced stance.”