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COE CONGRESS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES INCLUDES AZERBAIJAN IN LIST OF COUNTRIES SUFFERING FROM SEPARATISM
Azeri-Press news agency (APA), Azerbaijan
October 16, 2014 Thursday
A draft statement on "Separatist tensions in Ukraine and neighboring
countries" was discussed within the 27th session of the Congress of
Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, APA's Europe
bureau reports.
Azerbaijani Minister of Justice Fikrat Mammadov, First Deputy Minister
of Regional Development, Building, Housing and Communal Services of
Ukraine Vyacheslav Nehoda, Moldovan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
and European Integration Valeriu Chiveri, Deputy Mayor and Secretary
of Kyiv City Council Oleksii Reznikov and Deputy Minister of Regional
Development and Infrastructure of Georgia Tengiz Shergelashvili have
been invited to the discussions.
During the discussions of the document developed by Congress member
Marc Cloes of Belgium, members of the Azerbaijani delegation to
the Congress and other foreign members put forward an amendment to
the paragraph #6, which was approved through voting 68 to 35. The
amendment envisages the importance of respect for the principles
of international law, territorial integrity, sovereignty and
inviolability of internationally recognized borders in terms of
resolving the conflicts faced by the member states suffering from
separatism by peaceful means. Prior to the election, however, head
of Azerbaijan's delegation to the Congress Anar Ibrahimov had orally
stated another amendment to the addition proposed, demanding the
replacement of the word "states" with Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Georgia
and Moldova instead. Despite the Armenian delegation's objections,
this oral proposal was accepted. The draft statement was finally
approved through a vote.
So thanks to the amendments, the paragraph #6 of the draft statement
now includes the name Azerbaijan, too, along with the countries
already mentioned, although the paragraph #7 titled "Separatist
tensions in Ukraine and neighboring countries" shows only Ukraine,
Georgia, and Moldova as countries suffering from separatism/
Note that, although the Congress had initially invited only
representatives of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova as countries
suffering from separatism to discuss the document, it later invited
Azerbaijan's justice minister, who made a speech at the Congress'
session on Wednesday, to the discussions, noting that Azerbaijan is
also facing separatism.
Azeri-Press news agency (APA), Azerbaijan
October 16, 2014 Thursday
A draft statement on "Separatist tensions in Ukraine and neighboring
countries" was discussed within the 27th session of the Congress of
Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, APA's Europe
bureau reports.
Azerbaijani Minister of Justice Fikrat Mammadov, First Deputy Minister
of Regional Development, Building, Housing and Communal Services of
Ukraine Vyacheslav Nehoda, Moldovan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
and European Integration Valeriu Chiveri, Deputy Mayor and Secretary
of Kyiv City Council Oleksii Reznikov and Deputy Minister of Regional
Development and Infrastructure of Georgia Tengiz Shergelashvili have
been invited to the discussions.
During the discussions of the document developed by Congress member
Marc Cloes of Belgium, members of the Azerbaijani delegation to
the Congress and other foreign members put forward an amendment to
the paragraph #6, which was approved through voting 68 to 35. The
amendment envisages the importance of respect for the principles
of international law, territorial integrity, sovereignty and
inviolability of internationally recognized borders in terms of
resolving the conflicts faced by the member states suffering from
separatism by peaceful means. Prior to the election, however, head
of Azerbaijan's delegation to the Congress Anar Ibrahimov had orally
stated another amendment to the addition proposed, demanding the
replacement of the word "states" with Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Georgia
and Moldova instead. Despite the Armenian delegation's objections,
this oral proposal was accepted. The draft statement was finally
approved through a vote.
So thanks to the amendments, the paragraph #6 of the draft statement
now includes the name Azerbaijan, too, along with the countries
already mentioned, although the paragraph #7 titled "Separatist
tensions in Ukraine and neighboring countries" shows only Ukraine,
Georgia, and Moldova as countries suffering from separatism/
Note that, although the Congress had initially invited only
representatives of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova as countries
suffering from separatism to discuss the document, it later invited
Azerbaijan's justice minister, who made a speech at the Congress'
session on Wednesday, to the discussions, noting that Azerbaijan is
also facing separatism.