May 13, 2010 - 18:54 AMT
Mevlut Cavusoglu: it is my decision to not visit Tsitsernakaberd

“The PACE Bureau agenda does not contain a provision obligating each President of PACE to follow host country’s protocol,” Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) President Mevlut Cavusoglu told a press conference in Yerevan.

Commenting on reminder that PACE presidents used to visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial, he said: “As far as I know, the two previous Presidents of PACE have not visited the Memorial in Tsitsernakaberd. However, despite all this, it is my own decision. I respect your opinion and you should respect mine.”