"According to some data, Terry Davis has a personal interest in Azeri oil. The statements he made in Yerevan should be given a proper response," political scientist Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan told a news conference in Yerevan.

"The current Council of Europe Secretary General used to sell automotive spare parts, in his youth. He seems to have carried his attitude of a trader into politics. Terry Davis doesn't express his personal opinion; he doesn't even express the opinion of the Council of Europe. He expresses the position of his masters. But Homeland is not a car and can't be sold. Such an approach demonstrated by a European official is inadmissible for Armenia," he said.

During a news conference in Yerevan Mr Davis called Nagorno Karabakh people "separatists" unlike Kosovo Albanians, "who struggle for independence."

When commenting on the Armenian-Turkish relations he said, "Armenia should understand that normal relations with Armenia are necessary. This is the only way to the future and the basic criterion for the Council of Europe. Historical issues should not be dealt with by lawmakers. Many innocent people died at those times but it's time not only to remember the victims but to face up the future."