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SPAIN AND AZERBAIJAN COMMITTED TO BUILDING TRUST AND INCREASE COOPERATION WHILE RAISING AWARENESS
Melodika.net
Nov 26 2012
Bulgaria
The importance of building mutual trust between Spain and Azerbaijan
in the areas of peace and security, energy and trade was highlighted
at a conference entitled "Azerbaijan in Today's Europe" on Thursday
in Madrid, Spain. It was further announced that a new resolution on
the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh would be tabled soon in the Spanish
Senate to raise awareness of the long-lasting conflict.
The conference was the initiative of Elkhan Suleymanov, the Head
of the Azerbaijani delegation to EURONEST Parliamentary Assembly,
who brought a delegation comprising of seven MPs, three of them
representing the opposition in Azerbaijan.
Welcoming the Azerbaijani delegation, the President of the Commission
of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Senate, Alejandro
Munoz-Alonso, said that Azerbaijan was a vital part of the European
Union's Neighbourhood Policy and reiterated the EU's commitment to
deepen economic and political integration with Azerbaijan, while
anchoring the country further to EU values.
During a meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia
Margallo and the Vice-President of the Spanish Senate, Juan Jose Lucas,
on the sidelines of the conference, Suleymanov extended an invitation
for them to visit Azerbaijan, stressing that "Azerbaijan and Spain
are both multicultural countries, which are situated in regions of
great geo-political significance."
The Azerbaijani MP further added that the level of relations could be
enhanced not only in trade and energy cooperation but also in other
areas, such as agriculture and tourism. Referring to Azerbaijan's long
parliamentary tradition - despite the rupture during the Soviet era -
Suleymanov said that both countries could benefit from one another's
experience in civil society development.
The conference, which was hosted by Spanish Senator Jose Maria
Chiquillo, brought together over 180 distinguished participants
including 80 senators and their deputies as well as prominent
academics, business people and NGO representatives.
In his keynote address, Suleymanov pointed out that the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict inflicted material damage in excess of
431 billion dollars on Azerbaijan and decried the fact that none of
the resolutions adopted by the United Nations, European Parliament,
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), OSCE and other
international organisations calling for the settlement of the conflict
within the principles of territorial integrity, have been fulfilled.
The conference witnessed a lively debate on legal considerations of
UN resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh, which were further discussed
by Senator Jose Maria Chiquillo and the Azerbaijani Vice-Prime
Minister and Chairman of the State Committee dealing with refugees
and internally displaced persons (IDP), Ali Hasanov.
"There are serious concerns in Azerbaijani society about the
indifference of the international community, especially the passive
attitude of the European Parliament and the Council of Europe," said
Suleymanov, arguing that discriminatory policies and double standards
were applied by PACE which, for instance, has remained silent about
the Armenian boycott of the Subcommittee on Nagorno-Karabakh since
2005. He also drew attention to the Monitoring Committee report of
the Council of Europe on Azerbaijan under preparation and said that
the rapporteur "should demand the restoration of rights of hundreds
of thousands of Azerbaijani IDPs for more than 20 years and the use
of sanctions against Armenia."
Mexican parliamentarian and Member of the Foreign Affairs Commission,
Jesus Ramirez Renge, explained that a resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh
was recently adopted in the Mexican parliament, condemning the
occupation of Azerbaijani territory by Armenia and the genocide
committed by Armenian armed forces in the Azerbaijani town of Khojaly.
It also called on Armenia to implement UN Security Council resolutions,
to withdraw Armenian troops from occupied territories and to stop the
violence against the civilian population in Azerbaijan, while stressing
the existence of a million refugees and internally displaced persons
in Azerbaijan.
http://www.melodika.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=492190&I temid=54
Melodika.net
Nov 26 2012
Bulgaria
The importance of building mutual trust between Spain and Azerbaijan
in the areas of peace and security, energy and trade was highlighted
at a conference entitled "Azerbaijan in Today's Europe" on Thursday
in Madrid, Spain. It was further announced that a new resolution on
the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh would be tabled soon in the Spanish
Senate to raise awareness of the long-lasting conflict.
The conference was the initiative of Elkhan Suleymanov, the Head
of the Azerbaijani delegation to EURONEST Parliamentary Assembly,
who brought a delegation comprising of seven MPs, three of them
representing the opposition in Azerbaijan.
Welcoming the Azerbaijani delegation, the President of the Commission
of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Senate, Alejandro
Munoz-Alonso, said that Azerbaijan was a vital part of the European
Union's Neighbourhood Policy and reiterated the EU's commitment to
deepen economic and political integration with Azerbaijan, while
anchoring the country further to EU values.
During a meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia
Margallo and the Vice-President of the Spanish Senate, Juan Jose Lucas,
on the sidelines of the conference, Suleymanov extended an invitation
for them to visit Azerbaijan, stressing that "Azerbaijan and Spain
are both multicultural countries, which are situated in regions of
great geo-political significance."
The Azerbaijani MP further added that the level of relations could be
enhanced not only in trade and energy cooperation but also in other
areas, such as agriculture and tourism. Referring to Azerbaijan's long
parliamentary tradition - despite the rupture during the Soviet era -
Suleymanov said that both countries could benefit from one another's
experience in civil society development.
The conference, which was hosted by Spanish Senator Jose Maria
Chiquillo, brought together over 180 distinguished participants
including 80 senators and their deputies as well as prominent
academics, business people and NGO representatives.
In his keynote address, Suleymanov pointed out that the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict inflicted material damage in excess of
431 billion dollars on Azerbaijan and decried the fact that none of
the resolutions adopted by the United Nations, European Parliament,
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), OSCE and other
international organisations calling for the settlement of the conflict
within the principles of territorial integrity, have been fulfilled.
The conference witnessed a lively debate on legal considerations of
UN resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh, which were further discussed
by Senator Jose Maria Chiquillo and the Azerbaijani Vice-Prime
Minister and Chairman of the State Committee dealing with refugees
and internally displaced persons (IDP), Ali Hasanov.
"There are serious concerns in Azerbaijani society about the
indifference of the international community, especially the passive
attitude of the European Parliament and the Council of Europe," said
Suleymanov, arguing that discriminatory policies and double standards
were applied by PACE which, for instance, has remained silent about
the Armenian boycott of the Subcommittee on Nagorno-Karabakh since
2005. He also drew attention to the Monitoring Committee report of
the Council of Europe on Azerbaijan under preparation and said that
the rapporteur "should demand the restoration of rights of hundreds
of thousands of Azerbaijani IDPs for more than 20 years and the use
of sanctions against Armenia."
Mexican parliamentarian and Member of the Foreign Affairs Commission,
Jesus Ramirez Renge, explained that a resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh
was recently adopted in the Mexican parliament, condemning the
occupation of Azerbaijani territory by Armenia and the genocide
committed by Armenian armed forces in the Azerbaijani town of Khojaly.
It also called on Armenia to implement UN Security Council resolutions,
to withdraw Armenian troops from occupied territories and to stop the
violence against the civilian population in Azerbaijan, while stressing
the existence of a million refugees and internally displaced persons
in Azerbaijan.
http://www.melodika.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=492190&I temid=54