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    AzerTag, Azerbaijan
    Feb 4 2005

    AZERBAIJAN KEEN IN DEVELOPMENT OF LINKS WITH OSCE
    [February 04, 2005, 20:35:58]

    On February 4, Chairman of Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan Murtuz
    Alaskarov has received Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic
    Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Christian Strohal and persons
    accompanying him.

    Having welcomed the visitors, Murtuz Alaskarov has told: `After
    signing in 1998 of the protocol on mutual understanding between
    Azerbaijan and ODIHR, the existing links between Azerbaijan and OSCE
    have required new phase. We pay special attention of integration into
    Europe, to development of democracy, protection of human rights. The
    law giving to citizens the right to address in the Constitutional
    Court was adopted, founded the institute of Ombudsman and public TV.
    For last 5 years, the parliament has ratified more than 40
    conventions concerning human rights. Taking into account the role of
    ODIHR in the given area, we pay special attention to cooperation with
    you.

    Unfortunately, the organizations, preparing reports connected to
    human rights, do not take into account the consequences of the
    Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Armenia has occupied
    20 percent of the Azerbaijan lands, rights more than 1 million people
    have been roughly violated. UN Security Council and other
    international organizations considered the given problem. On January
    25, this year the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has
    adopted a resolution in which has once again called Armenia to put an
    end to aggression. The OSCE Minsk Group directly engaged in
    settlement of the conflict, also should make active efforts to
    achieve quick, fair resolution of problems. We believe that you and
    the organization supervised by you will take into account this fact
    and will increase the efforts'.

    Having thanked for warm reception and detailed information, Christian
    Strohal has told: `The organization headed by me is interested in
    expansion of links with Azerbaijan. We are glad to help you in
    development of democracy, in the field of human rights, adoption of
    civil laws. Certainly, the successes achieved in your country are
    also pleasant. The basic purpose of our visit to Baku consists in
    exchange of views on the condition of execution of the
    recommendations given by us on improvement of some structures, about
    preparation for forthcoming parliamentary elections and on other
    questions, to make new recommendations.

    At the meeting, also were exchanged opinions on other questions
    representing mutual interest.
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