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COUNCIL OF EUROPE'S KARABAKH COMMITTEE MEETS WITHOUT ARMENIA
news.az
June 21 2011
Azerbaijan
The Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
of Europe has not attended a meeting of the subcommittee on Karabakh.
The ad hoc committee met on Monday during the PACE summer session
in Strasbourg.
The head of the Armenian delegation to PACE, David Harutyunyan, said
that the delegation maintained its previous position and would not
attend the subcommittee, News.am reported.
The Parliamentary Assembly decided to revive the subcommittee on the
implementation of Resolution 1416 (2005) at its session in January
this year. The resolution calls for a peaceful resolution of the
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and the withdrawal of Armenian troops
from occupied Azerbaijani territory, something that Armenia is refusing
to do.
The Armenian delegation voted against restoration of the subcommittee,
as they say it will be biased towards Azerbaijan and will not help
the OSCE Minsk Group, which is mediating a settlement to the Karabakh
conflict.
Presumably in an attempt to appear constructive after boycotting the
subcommittee, the Armenian delegation has announced that it will stop
criticizing Azerbaijan.
"We have also announced a unilateral moratorium on attacks and
accusations against each other as a demonstration of a constructive
approach," News.am reported Harutyunyan as saying.
The head of the Armenian delegation said that he would like to see
his Azerbaijani colleagues doing the same, but they had declined.
"Now, in fact, a unilateral moratorium is in place," Harutyunyan said.
He could not say how long the moratorium would last, but said if the
approach did not work, the decision might be reconsidered.
"But it will not happen during the current session," Harutyunyan said.
The PACE summer session runs from 20 to 24 June.
news.az
June 21 2011
Azerbaijan
The Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
of Europe has not attended a meeting of the subcommittee on Karabakh.
The ad hoc committee met on Monday during the PACE summer session
in Strasbourg.
The head of the Armenian delegation to PACE, David Harutyunyan, said
that the delegation maintained its previous position and would not
attend the subcommittee, News.am reported.
The Parliamentary Assembly decided to revive the subcommittee on the
implementation of Resolution 1416 (2005) at its session in January
this year. The resolution calls for a peaceful resolution of the
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and the withdrawal of Armenian troops
from occupied Azerbaijani territory, something that Armenia is refusing
to do.
The Armenian delegation voted against restoration of the subcommittee,
as they say it will be biased towards Azerbaijan and will not help
the OSCE Minsk Group, which is mediating a settlement to the Karabakh
conflict.
Presumably in an attempt to appear constructive after boycotting the
subcommittee, the Armenian delegation has announced that it will stop
criticizing Azerbaijan.
"We have also announced a unilateral moratorium on attacks and
accusations against each other as a demonstration of a constructive
approach," News.am reported Harutyunyan as saying.
The head of the Armenian delegation said that he would like to see
his Azerbaijani colleagues doing the same, but they had declined.
"Now, in fact, a unilateral moratorium is in place," Harutyunyan said.
He could not say how long the moratorium would last, but said if the
approach did not work, the decision might be reconsidered.
"But it will not happen during the current session," Harutyunyan said.
The PACE summer session runs from 20 to 24 June.