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SWEDISH PARLIAMENT REJECTS ANTI-KARABAKH MOTION
asbarez
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
The Swedish parliament hall
STOCKHOLM-The Parliament of Sweden on Wednesday May 9 rejected an
Azer-sponsored motion on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which went
against the principles set forth by the international mediators.
The motion, introduced last year by Green Party member of parliament
Mehmet Kaplan called for, among other provisions, Sweden's active
involvement in the Karabakh conflict resolution process; demanded
"immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all Armenian military forces
from occupied Azeri territory" and that international organizations
should work "for guarantying the safety, security and self-rule of
the Armenian minority in Nagorno-Karabakh within the territorial
boundaries of Azerbaijan."
The members of parliament, known as the Riksdag, found that the
motion deviated significantly from the existing negotiated proposals,
including the so-called Madrid Principles. Since the motion was signed
by one member of parliament, was not allowed separate consideration
and was voted rejected within a bundle of other legislation.
Instead, the parliament adopted another motion, which contained
wording put for by the legislature's Foreign Committee, which said:
"The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict needs a peaceful resolution and there
is a mechanism to handle the issue. This is the responsibility of
the Minsk Group. The Committee supports the efforts which are ongoing
within the framework of OSCE."
It must be noted that the measure that was adopted included language
about the ongoing EU Eastern Partnership Program with the states in
South Caucasus, especially in the spheres of "democracy, freedom of
press and respect for human rights."
The adopted measure said, "The Committee notes that the negotiations
with the three countries in the association treaty with EU have
continued and that Georgia and Armenia have made major progress while
the negotiations with Azerbaijan have been more complicated."
The aforementioned language was also drafted by the parliamentary
Foreign Committee.
asbarez
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
The Swedish parliament hall
STOCKHOLM-The Parliament of Sweden on Wednesday May 9 rejected an
Azer-sponsored motion on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which went
against the principles set forth by the international mediators.
The motion, introduced last year by Green Party member of parliament
Mehmet Kaplan called for, among other provisions, Sweden's active
involvement in the Karabakh conflict resolution process; demanded
"immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all Armenian military forces
from occupied Azeri territory" and that international organizations
should work "for guarantying the safety, security and self-rule of
the Armenian minority in Nagorno-Karabakh within the territorial
boundaries of Azerbaijan."
The members of parliament, known as the Riksdag, found that the
motion deviated significantly from the existing negotiated proposals,
including the so-called Madrid Principles. Since the motion was signed
by one member of parliament, was not allowed separate consideration
and was voted rejected within a bundle of other legislation.
Instead, the parliament adopted another motion, which contained
wording put for by the legislature's Foreign Committee, which said:
"The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict needs a peaceful resolution and there
is a mechanism to handle the issue. This is the responsibility of
the Minsk Group. The Committee supports the efforts which are ongoing
within the framework of OSCE."
It must be noted that the measure that was adopted included language
about the ongoing EU Eastern Partnership Program with the states in
South Caucasus, especially in the spheres of "democracy, freedom of
press and respect for human rights."
The adopted measure said, "The Committee notes that the negotiations
with the three countries in the association treaty with EU have
continued and that Georgia and Armenia have made major progress while
the negotiations with Azerbaijan have been more complicated."
The aforementioned language was also drafted by the parliamentary
Foreign Committee.