Azerbaijan's delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has suspended its activities in the structure. "No one in the world, including those sitting in this room, can speak the language of threats and blackmail with Azerbaijan. Never in the history of PACE has this organization behaved so shamelessly. "Despite the intolerable atmosphere of racism, Azeriphobia and Islamophobia that has arisen in the European Parliamentary Assembly, the delegation of Azerbaijan has decided to suspend its cooperation and participation in the European Parliamentary Assembly until further notice," the Azerbaijani delegation said in a statement.

The President of Azerbaijan, Ilhom Aliev, noted that Baku may seriously consider withdrawing from the Council of Europe if the delegation's right to vote is not restored within a year.