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AZERBAIJAN HOPES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISIONS ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH ADOPTED BY PACE BUREAU
Trend
June 20 2011
Azerbaijan
Chairman of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Samad Seyidov expressed
hope that the Assembly will pay attention to the implementation of
the decisions on Nagorno-Karabakh made by its Bureau. He said this
on the first working day of the PACE summer session, commenting on
Armenian delegation's refusal from work in restoration of the ad hoc
committee on Nagorno-Karabakh.
"In January, the PACE Bureau unanimously decided to restore the
activity of the ad hoc committee on Nagorno-Karabakh. This is not our
decision or a decision by any other member country of the Council of
Europe. It was the unanimous decision of the Bureau of the Assembly
and was based on the Resolution 1416, adopted in 2005. However, since
2005 the decision and resolution of PACE have not been implemented.
The reason for this is that the decision of PACE is completely
rejected by the Armenian side. We hope very much to, together with the
Armenian delegation, discuss unresolved unpleasant problems which are
of concern for us. For this, the activity of the ad hoc committee is
very important. Unfortunately, some of my Armenian colleagues here are
biased and disingenuous. I think that it is better to talk directly to
each other rather than telling problems to friends. And for that we are
here today. I hope that PACE will pay attention to the implementation
of decisions on Nagorno-Karabakh, made by the Bureau with majority
of votes. It would be nice if we could take common decisions on this
issue by the Kazan meeting of the presidents," said Seyidov.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988when
Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
Armenianarmed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since
1992,including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding
districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.
Theco-chairs of the OSCE MinskGroup - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
arecurrently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's
fourresolutions on the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surroundingregions.
From: Baghdasarian
Trend
June 20 2011
Azerbaijan
Chairman of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Samad Seyidov expressed
hope that the Assembly will pay attention to the implementation of
the decisions on Nagorno-Karabakh made by its Bureau. He said this
on the first working day of the PACE summer session, commenting on
Armenian delegation's refusal from work in restoration of the ad hoc
committee on Nagorno-Karabakh.
"In January, the PACE Bureau unanimously decided to restore the
activity of the ad hoc committee on Nagorno-Karabakh. This is not our
decision or a decision by any other member country of the Council of
Europe. It was the unanimous decision of the Bureau of the Assembly
and was based on the Resolution 1416, adopted in 2005. However, since
2005 the decision and resolution of PACE have not been implemented.
The reason for this is that the decision of PACE is completely
rejected by the Armenian side. We hope very much to, together with the
Armenian delegation, discuss unresolved unpleasant problems which are
of concern for us. For this, the activity of the ad hoc committee is
very important. Unfortunately, some of my Armenian colleagues here are
biased and disingenuous. I think that it is better to talk directly to
each other rather than telling problems to friends. And for that we are
here today. I hope that PACE will pay attention to the implementation
of decisions on Nagorno-Karabakh, made by the Bureau with majority
of votes. It would be nice if we could take common decisions on this
issue by the Kazan meeting of the presidents," said Seyidov.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988when
Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
Armenianarmed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since
1992,including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding
districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.
Theco-chairs of the OSCE MinskGroup - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
arecurrently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's
fourresolutions on the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surroundingregions.
From: Baghdasarian