ECOLOGICAL SITUATION IN TERRITORIES OF FROZEN CONFLICTS TO BE DISCUSSED IN VIENNA
Author: A.Ismaylova
TREND, Azerbaijan
Oct 30 2006
The representatives of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Austria will
participate in the meeting of the Consultation Council of the
Organization for Environmental & Security Initiatives (ENVSEC) that
will focus on the ecological situation in the territories of frozen
conflicts of South Caucasus. The meeting will take place on 31 October
in Vienna, Trend reports quoting the Azerbaijan Embassy in Austria.
This initiative was made by the UNO, OSCE, NATO, U.N. Environmental
Program, European Commission and Center for Environment. The meeting
will be opened by the
OSCE Co-ordinator for Economical and Ecological Activities, Head of
ENVSEC, Bernard Snoy. Thereafter, the representatives for Eastern
Europe, Southern-Eastern Europe, Central Asia and South Caucasus will
be presented.
The OSCE International Expert Group headed by Bernard Snoy arrived
in Nagorno-Karabakh to assess the ecological damages inflicted by the
fires started by Armenians in occupied Azerbaijani territories. After
a 10-day of monitoring, the mission confirmed that the fires covered
a large territory and had inflicted significant damage. The expert
group considers that it is necessary to strengthen the efforts to
prevent the fires within regional and international co-operation.
Author: A.Ismaylova
TREND, Azerbaijan
Oct 30 2006
The representatives of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Austria will
participate in the meeting of the Consultation Council of the
Organization for Environmental & Security Initiatives (ENVSEC) that
will focus on the ecological situation in the territories of frozen
conflicts of South Caucasus. The meeting will take place on 31 October
in Vienna, Trend reports quoting the Azerbaijan Embassy in Austria.
This initiative was made by the UNO, OSCE, NATO, U.N. Environmental
Program, European Commission and Center for Environment. The meeting
will be opened by the
OSCE Co-ordinator for Economical and Ecological Activities, Head of
ENVSEC, Bernard Snoy. Thereafter, the representatives for Eastern
Europe, Southern-Eastern Europe, Central Asia and South Caucasus will
be presented.
The OSCE International Expert Group headed by Bernard Snoy arrived
in Nagorno-Karabakh to assess the ecological damages inflicted by the
fires started by Armenians in occupied Azerbaijani territories. After
a 10-day of monitoring, the mission confirmed that the fires covered
a large territory and had inflicted significant damage. The expert
group considers that it is necessary to strengthen the efforts to
prevent the fires within regional and international co-operation.