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PACE PRESIDENT: "THE START OF DIALOGUE ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH IS A WINDOW OF HOPE FOR THE ENTIRE REGION"
Azeri Press Agency
Nov 4 2008
Azerbaijan
Baku. Victoria Dementieva-APA. Following the start of dialogue aimed
at finding a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,
Lluís Maria de Puig, has urged the Presidents of Armenia and
Azerbaijan to continue down this road.
"I wish to congratulate Presidents Aliyev and Sarksyan, and President
Medvedev, who facilitated the meeting, on their commitment to finding a
peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The start of this
dialogue, which will be followed by intensified diplomatic efforts
and the promotion of a series of confidence-building measures, is a
window of hope for the entire region," said the President.
"As I pointed out during my visits to Baku and Yerevan last July,
our Assembly has worked relentlessly over the past 15 years to
bring about a political solution to the conflict in compliance with
international standards and principles and the commitments which the
two states made upon joining the Council of Europe. Such a solution
is now closer than ever," he added.
"The Parliamentary Assembly stands ready to help the Parliaments of
Armenia and Azerbaijan in all their efforts so that the process just
started proves successful," he concluded.
--Boundary_(ID_HA9w/eahhIgoPP7ZE3jvZg) --
Azeri Press Agency
Nov 4 2008
Azerbaijan
Baku. Victoria Dementieva-APA. Following the start of dialogue aimed
at finding a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,
Lluís Maria de Puig, has urged the Presidents of Armenia and
Azerbaijan to continue down this road.
"I wish to congratulate Presidents Aliyev and Sarksyan, and President
Medvedev, who facilitated the meeting, on their commitment to finding a
peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The start of this
dialogue, which will be followed by intensified diplomatic efforts
and the promotion of a series of confidence-building measures, is a
window of hope for the entire region," said the President.
"As I pointed out during my visits to Baku and Yerevan last July,
our Assembly has worked relentlessly over the past 15 years to
bring about a political solution to the conflict in compliance with
international standards and principles and the commitments which the
two states made upon joining the Council of Europe. Such a solution
is now closer than ever," he added.
"The Parliamentary Assembly stands ready to help the Parliaments of
Armenia and Azerbaijan in all their efforts so that the process just
started proves successful," he concluded.
--Boundary_(ID_HA9w/eahhIgoPP7ZE3jvZg) --