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PACE PRESIDENT EXPLAINS WHY SUBCOMMITTEE ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH DISSOLVED
21:30 ~U 27.01.14
Outgoing President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
of Europe (PACE) Jean-Claude Mignon has today held his last press
conference.
Answering APA's question concerning the results he achieved in the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process as the initiator of the meetings
between Azerbaijani and Armenian delegations during his presidency,
Mignon said: "During my presidency I tried to make contribution to
the solution of frozen conflicts. Negotiations on Armenia-Azerbaijan
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh conducted through parliamentary
diplomacy are one of the examples. Though we have not achieved
serious results, I am satisfied with the restoration of dialogue
between the parties. The heads of the two countries' delegations
take constructive position on this issue. The number of accusations
between the two sides against each other at the plenary sessions of
the Assembly is gradually reducing and it means that the members of
delegations received some positive messages at these meetings."
Mignon noted that after he was elected as PACE President, the
subcommittee on Nagorno-Karabakh did not continue its activity,
he opposed to the resolution of the conflict in this format.
"OSCE Minsk Group is dealing with this issue and, as a representative
of another organization, I do not support interference in this
organization's activity. Chairmanship at OSCE is also based on the
principle of rotation. Switzerland has taken over chairmanship from
Ukraine, Serbia will take over chairmanship from Switzerland. These
countries are also doing great job within the organization towards
the resolution of the conflict. Moreover, during my presidency I
met with Minsk Group co-chairs, especially with the French co-chair
Jacques Faure. We had very productive meetings. We also held important
meetings in Baku and Yerevan with the foreign ministers, presidents
of the two countries, discussed Madrid principles proposed by OSCE
Minsk Group. I think there is progress, though less than expected,
in these issues. At least there is a dialogue within the Assembly
and I think these meetings should be continued," he said.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Baghdasarian
21:30 ~U 27.01.14
Outgoing President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
of Europe (PACE) Jean-Claude Mignon has today held his last press
conference.
Answering APA's question concerning the results he achieved in the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process as the initiator of the meetings
between Azerbaijani and Armenian delegations during his presidency,
Mignon said: "During my presidency I tried to make contribution to
the solution of frozen conflicts. Negotiations on Armenia-Azerbaijan
conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh conducted through parliamentary
diplomacy are one of the examples. Though we have not achieved
serious results, I am satisfied with the restoration of dialogue
between the parties. The heads of the two countries' delegations
take constructive position on this issue. The number of accusations
between the two sides against each other at the plenary sessions of
the Assembly is gradually reducing and it means that the members of
delegations received some positive messages at these meetings."
Mignon noted that after he was elected as PACE President, the
subcommittee on Nagorno-Karabakh did not continue its activity,
he opposed to the resolution of the conflict in this format.
"OSCE Minsk Group is dealing with this issue and, as a representative
of another organization, I do not support interference in this
organization's activity. Chairmanship at OSCE is also based on the
principle of rotation. Switzerland has taken over chairmanship from
Ukraine, Serbia will take over chairmanship from Switzerland. These
countries are also doing great job within the organization towards
the resolution of the conflict. Moreover, during my presidency I
met with Minsk Group co-chairs, especially with the French co-chair
Jacques Faure. We had very productive meetings. We also held important
meetings in Baku and Yerevan with the foreign ministers, presidents
of the two countries, discussed Madrid principles proposed by OSCE
Minsk Group. I think there is progress, though less than expected,
in these issues. At least there is a dialogue within the Assembly
and I think these meetings should be continued," he said.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Baghdasarian