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Oct 6 2006
Azerbaijan Ambassador to CE: Azerbaijani Delegation Achieved Ends Set
at PACE Autumn`s Session
Source: Trend
Author: A. Ismayilova
06.10.2006
The Azerbaijani delegation to the Council of Europe (CE) has achieved
the ends set at the autumn`s session of PACE (Parliamentary Assembly
of Council of Europe), Agshin Mekhtiyev, Azerbaijan`s Ambassador to
CE exclusively told Trend commenting the autimn`s session of PACE
completed today.
Mr. Mekhtiyev thinks that on the whole, the results of the session
are can be called positive. The Azerbaijani delegation prepared
documents on a number of issues touching different aspects of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as other issues of a great
interest to Azerbaijan and d then distributed them in PACE. Among
these issues, a document on possible dangerous consequences of the
operating Metsamor Atomic Power Station in Armenia, and continued
pollution of waters of the Kura River by Armenians, etc.
In addition, the Ambassador pointed out that some issues that were
introduced to the agenda were of a certain interest to Azerbaijan as
well. For example, the debate on discussing the issue on foundation
of the memorial Centre for Victims of Forced Deportations and Ethnic
Clean-Ups. "Armenians did all their best to use this debate to
blacken our country again, and once more appear as a "long-suffering"
nation. But, the Azerbaijani MPs perfectly rejected all their views"
he added.
"The information about the black business of Armenian Dashnak bands
against Azerbaijanis in the course of the history, including the
Stalin`s approved deportations of Azerbaijani population from the
territory of the modern Armenia, the nowadays` genocide acts and the
ethnic clean-up in Khodjali and the other territories which are under
the Armenian occupation now", told Mr. Mekhtiyev.
Within the PACE session, Pact on Stability in South Caucasus was
discussed in the PACE Political Committee and recommended to further
discussion during the January`s session of PACE. The initial
discussion of the issues concerning the preparation of the report of
Rapporteur of the PACE Committee for Migration, Refugees, and
Population in South Caucasus Leo Platvoet was took place as well. The
Ambassador thinks that both the issues will be included to the agenda
of the PACE January`s session.
He also considers the meeting among Head of the Azerbaijani
Parliamentary Delegation to CE Samad Seyidov and Head of the PACE
Subcommittee for Nagorno-Karabakh Lord Russell Johnston with the Head
of the Armenian delegation to CE important. The corresponding offices
of PACE discussed the preparation for the visit of the PACE mission
on the situation over the Azerbaijan cultural heritage on the
occupied territories of Azerbaijan and in Armenia itself.
Negotiations with the Co-Rapporteurs on Azerbaijan Tony Lloyd and
Andreas Herkel were held.
Oct 6 2006
Azerbaijan Ambassador to CE: Azerbaijani Delegation Achieved Ends Set
at PACE Autumn`s Session
Source: Trend
Author: A. Ismayilova
06.10.2006
The Azerbaijani delegation to the Council of Europe (CE) has achieved
the ends set at the autumn`s session of PACE (Parliamentary Assembly
of Council of Europe), Agshin Mekhtiyev, Azerbaijan`s Ambassador to
CE exclusively told Trend commenting the autimn`s session of PACE
completed today.
Mr. Mekhtiyev thinks that on the whole, the results of the session
are can be called positive. The Azerbaijani delegation prepared
documents on a number of issues touching different aspects of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as other issues of a great
interest to Azerbaijan and d then distributed them in PACE. Among
these issues, a document on possible dangerous consequences of the
operating Metsamor Atomic Power Station in Armenia, and continued
pollution of waters of the Kura River by Armenians, etc.
In addition, the Ambassador pointed out that some issues that were
introduced to the agenda were of a certain interest to Azerbaijan as
well. For example, the debate on discussing the issue on foundation
of the memorial Centre for Victims of Forced Deportations and Ethnic
Clean-Ups. "Armenians did all their best to use this debate to
blacken our country again, and once more appear as a "long-suffering"
nation. But, the Azerbaijani MPs perfectly rejected all their views"
he added.
"The information about the black business of Armenian Dashnak bands
against Azerbaijanis in the course of the history, including the
Stalin`s approved deportations of Azerbaijani population from the
territory of the modern Armenia, the nowadays` genocide acts and the
ethnic clean-up in Khodjali and the other territories which are under
the Armenian occupation now", told Mr. Mekhtiyev.
Within the PACE session, Pact on Stability in South Caucasus was
discussed in the PACE Political Committee and recommended to further
discussion during the January`s session of PACE. The initial
discussion of the issues concerning the preparation of the report of
Rapporteur of the PACE Committee for Migration, Refugees, and
Population in South Caucasus Leo Platvoet was took place as well. The
Ambassador thinks that both the issues will be included to the agenda
of the PACE January`s session.
He also considers the meeting among Head of the Azerbaijani
Parliamentary Delegation to CE Samad Seyidov and Head of the PACE
Subcommittee for Nagorno-Karabakh Lord Russell Johnston with the Head
of the Armenian delegation to CE important. The corresponding offices
of PACE discussed the preparation for the visit of the PACE mission
on the situation over the Azerbaijan cultural heritage on the
occupied territories of Azerbaijan and in Armenia itself.
Negotiations with the Co-Rapporteurs on Azerbaijan Tony Lloyd and
Andreas Herkel were held.