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STRASBOURG STRUGGLE: ARMENIA BRACES FOR 'KARABAKH SUBCOMMITTEE' REOPENING AT PACE
By Gayane Lazarian
ArmeniaNow
27.01.11
Photo: www.coe.int
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) is scheduled
to discuss the reactivation of a subcommittee dealing with
Nagorno-Karabakh affairs at its plenary session on January 28.
The move strongly opposed by Armenia is believed to be the result
of the Azerbaijan-backed lobbying activities of PACE's incumbent
President Mevlut Cavusoglu, a representative of Turkey.
According to Cavusoglu, if reestablished the Karabakh subcommittee
will continue to work within the scope of the powers of its predecessor
that dealt with the same issue.
Naira Zohrabyan, a member of the Armenian delegation to PACE, says
Cavusoglu is making a reference to PACE's resolution 1416 that suggests
setting up a subcommittee on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
The resolution adopted by PACE in 2005 urges the parties to the
conflict to abide by the UN Security Council resolution on Karabakh
and calls for "the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the Azerbaijani
territory".
Presidency in the PACE Ministerial Committee belongs to Turkey from
November 10 to May 15. Zohrabyan, head of the Armenian National
Assembly's Committee on European Integration Affairs, says Azerbaijan
will use this period of Turkish presidency to solve issues that it
has on its the agenda.
"They will advance the issues of the Turkish-Azeri lobby, in
particular, finally approving the reopening of the work of the
subcommittee on Karabakh affairs at the January session," says
Zohrabyan.
The Armenian MP believes the Armenian delegation should boycott the
work of the PACE subcommittee on Nagorno-Karabakh if it is resumed.
Zohrabyan, representing the Prosperous Armenia Party, says shifting the
Karabakh issue from the format of the OSCE Minsk Group to any other
format is unacceptable. She says this is the position shared by all
members of the Armenian delegation representing the ruling Republican
Party, as well as Orinats Yerkir, Dashnaktsutyun and Heritage.
From: A. Papazian
By Gayane Lazarian
ArmeniaNow
27.01.11
Photo: www.coe.int
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) is scheduled
to discuss the reactivation of a subcommittee dealing with
Nagorno-Karabakh affairs at its plenary session on January 28.
The move strongly opposed by Armenia is believed to be the result
of the Azerbaijan-backed lobbying activities of PACE's incumbent
President Mevlut Cavusoglu, a representative of Turkey.
According to Cavusoglu, if reestablished the Karabakh subcommittee
will continue to work within the scope of the powers of its predecessor
that dealt with the same issue.
Naira Zohrabyan, a member of the Armenian delegation to PACE, says
Cavusoglu is making a reference to PACE's resolution 1416 that suggests
setting up a subcommittee on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
The resolution adopted by PACE in 2005 urges the parties to the
conflict to abide by the UN Security Council resolution on Karabakh
and calls for "the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the Azerbaijani
territory".
Presidency in the PACE Ministerial Committee belongs to Turkey from
November 10 to May 15. Zohrabyan, head of the Armenian National
Assembly's Committee on European Integration Affairs, says Azerbaijan
will use this period of Turkish presidency to solve issues that it
has on its the agenda.
"They will advance the issues of the Turkish-Azeri lobby, in
particular, finally approving the reopening of the work of the
subcommittee on Karabakh affairs at the January session," says
Zohrabyan.
The Armenian MP believes the Armenian delegation should boycott the
work of the PACE subcommittee on Nagorno-Karabakh if it is resumed.
Zohrabyan, representing the Prosperous Armenia Party, says shifting the
Karabakh issue from the format of the OSCE Minsk Group to any other
format is unacceptable. She says this is the position shared by all
members of the Armenian delegation representing the ruling Republican
Party, as well as Orinats Yerkir, Dashnaktsutyun and Heritage.
From: A. Papazian