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PACE BUREAU DISCUSSES ACTIVITY OF SUBCOMMITTEE ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH
Trend
Jan 27 2012
Azerbaijan
Jan. 27--STRASBOURG, France -- The issue related to the activity of
the subcommittee on Nagorno-Karabakh was discussed at a meeting of
the Bureau within the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly
of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Friday, PACE President Jean-Claude
Mignon said in an exclusive interview with Trend today.
"The issue was discussed at the meeting held in the morning," he said.
"A decision was made that the activity of the subcommittee on
Nagorno-Karabakh will not be restored soon. We need time to consider
this issue thoroughly. We should reconsider the issue at the meeting
of the Bureau, to be held in Paris on March 9, to make a decision
on future activity of the subcommittee on Nagorno-Karabakh at PACE
spring session, to be held in April."
Mignon said that it is possible to restore and continue the activity of
the subcommittee on Nagorno-Karabakh, but it is not the only variant.
"The other option is that we won't create a new subcommittee
on Nagorno-Karabakh and the OSCE Minsk Group will deal with the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. We have no details yet, to talk about it
more accurately. It's just an option. We will reconsider the issue
on March. "
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group -- Russia, France, and the U.S. --
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Trend
Jan 27 2012
Azerbaijan
Jan. 27--STRASBOURG, France -- The issue related to the activity of
the subcommittee on Nagorno-Karabakh was discussed at a meeting of
the Bureau within the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly
of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Friday, PACE President Jean-Claude
Mignon said in an exclusive interview with Trend today.
"The issue was discussed at the meeting held in the morning," he said.
"A decision was made that the activity of the subcommittee on
Nagorno-Karabakh will not be restored soon. We need time to consider
this issue thoroughly. We should reconsider the issue at the meeting
of the Bureau, to be held in Paris on March 9, to make a decision
on future activity of the subcommittee on Nagorno-Karabakh at PACE
spring session, to be held in April."
Mignon said that it is possible to restore and continue the activity of
the subcommittee on Nagorno-Karabakh, but it is not the only variant.
"The other option is that we won't create a new subcommittee
on Nagorno-Karabakh and the OSCE Minsk Group will deal with the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. We have no details yet, to talk about it
more accurately. It's just an option. We will reconsider the issue
on March. "
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group -- Russia, France, and the U.S. --
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.