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Armenian MPs' visit to Baku will not do any harm - Azeri minister
ANS Radio, Baku
30 Sep 04
[Presenter] It is still not known if Armenian MPs Vaan Ovanesyan and
Gagik Lazarian, who are going to attend the Rose-Roth seminar of
the Parliamentary Assembly of NATO in Azerbaijan on 26-28 November,
have been given visas. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov
has said that the issue will be tackled in the near future.
[Elmar Mammadyarov] In general, we protested against NATO's Cooperative
Best Effort exercises in order to prevent Armenian officers from
coming to Azerbaijan. We thought that such a visit to Azerbaijan by
Armenian officers could be more damaging than helpful.
However, we think that Azerbaijan has made certain commitments
to NATO. From this viewpoint, we should continue NATO-Azerbaijani
relations. In general, I think that the Armenian MPs' presence at
NATO's Rose-Roth seminar in Azerbaijan will not do any harm and this
is not a problem.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
ANS Radio, Baku
30 Sep 04
[Presenter] It is still not known if Armenian MPs Vaan Ovanesyan and
Gagik Lazarian, who are going to attend the Rose-Roth seminar of
the Parliamentary Assembly of NATO in Azerbaijan on 26-28 November,
have been given visas. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov
has said that the issue will be tackled in the near future.
[Elmar Mammadyarov] In general, we protested against NATO's Cooperative
Best Effort exercises in order to prevent Armenian officers from
coming to Azerbaijan. We thought that such a visit to Azerbaijan by
Armenian officers could be more damaging than helpful.
However, we think that Azerbaijan has made certain commitments
to NATO. From this viewpoint, we should continue NATO-Azerbaijani
relations. In general, I think that the Armenian MPs' presence at
NATO's Rose-Roth seminar in Azerbaijan will not do any harm and this
is not a problem.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress