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PACE: ARMENIAN AND AZERBAIJANI DELEGATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO GREAT RESPONSIBILITY
Trend, Azerbaijan
April 22 2013
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is
continuing negotiations on the organization of meetings of the
delegations of Azerbaijan and Armenia, PACE President Jean-Claude
Mignon said at a press conference on Monday.
"I expressed my attitude towards the issue at today's Bureau meeting.
I want to tell both our Azerbaijani and Armenian friends that soon they
will take on more responsibility. As you know, the two countries will
chair the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe" Mignon said.
According to him, after Austria, the presidency of the Committee will
pass to Azerbaijan.
"Chairmanship in the Committee of Ministers of the organization which
was formed in 1949 imposes great responsibility on both countries.
This organization was created in 1949 to ensure that there are no
conflicts on the European continent. The state of war between the
two chair-nations of the Council of Europe Council of Misters is
a somewhat paradoxical phenomenon. It raises questions about the
inadmissibility of this and of whether this is an obstacle or a
chance for the Council. I think that if we behave wisely and if we
are able to control the chairmanship of the two countries in the
Committee of Ministers, it could be a kind of a chance. However, only
on the condition that both countries take advantage of this chance,"
Mignon said.
According to him, he will continue the dialogue with both delegations.
"I will continue discussions with the delegations of both countries.
Discussions will also be held this week. Of course, in order to
progress in the discussions it is necessary to bring together both
delegations in corpore as soon as possible," Mignon said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding
regions of Azerbaijan.
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 peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the occupied territories.
Trend, Azerbaijan
April 22 2013
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is
continuing negotiations on the organization of meetings of the
delegations of Azerbaijan and Armenia, PACE President Jean-Claude
Mignon said at a press conference on Monday.
"I expressed my attitude towards the issue at today's Bureau meeting.
I want to tell both our Azerbaijani and Armenian friends that soon they
will take on more responsibility. As you know, the two countries will
chair the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe" Mignon said.
According to him, after Austria, the presidency of the Committee will
pass to Azerbaijan.
"Chairmanship in the Committee of Ministers of the organization which
was formed in 1949 imposes great responsibility on both countries.
This organization was created in 1949 to ensure that there are no
conflicts on the European continent. The state of war between the
two chair-nations of the Council of Europe Council of Misters is
a somewhat paradoxical phenomenon. It raises questions about the
inadmissibility of this and of whether this is an obstacle or a
chance for the Council. I think that if we behave wisely and if we
are able to control the chairmanship of the two countries in the
Committee of Ministers, it could be a kind of a chance. However, only
on the condition that both countries take advantage of this chance,"
Mignon said.
According to him, he will continue the dialogue with both delegations.
"I will continue discussions with the delegations of both countries.
Discussions will also be held this week. Of course, in order to
progress in the discussions it is necessary to bring together both
delegations in corpore as soon as possible," Mignon said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding
regions of Azerbaijan.
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 peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the occupied territories.