SECRETARY GENERAL OF SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL VISITS OCCUPIED AZERBAIJANI REGIONS
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
July 9 2007
Secretary General of Socialist International Luis Ayala visited
Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh after visiting Azerbaijan, APA reports.
Mr.Ayala visiting Nagorno Karabakh met "president of the so-called
republic" Arkadi Gukasyan. They exchanged views on the peaceful
solution of Karabakh conflict and justice solution in the meeting.
The member of Armenian Dashnaksutyun Party, Armenia permanent
representative to Socialist International Kiro Manoyan participated
in the meeting.
The co-chair of Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party Araz Alizadeh who
invited Mr.Ayala to Azerbaijan told the APA, his visit to the region
was possibly only in this way.
Alizadeh said that issue on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict has been
debated in Socialist International meeting held in Geneva on June
29-30.
He underlined that he and the leader of Dashnaksutyun Party delivered
speech in that meeting and decision was made on Socialist International
participation in the solution of the conflict.
"Though Mr.Ayala got acquaint with Karabakh problem, he never visited
this region. Therefore, his visit to the region aimed to get acquainted
with the region. I stated in my speech in Geneva that only 1/3 of
Karabakh population are living there. But Armenian representative
said that the population increased there. Mr.Ayala wanted to get
acquainted with the situation in the place of the incident and the
aim of his visit was this," he said.
Alizadeh said that conference dedicated to the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict is intended to be held in September on the initiative of
Socialist International.
"One day of the conference will be held in Yerevan, the other day in
Baku," he said.
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
July 9 2007
Secretary General of Socialist International Luis Ayala visited
Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh after visiting Azerbaijan, APA reports.
Mr.Ayala visiting Nagorno Karabakh met "president of the so-called
republic" Arkadi Gukasyan. They exchanged views on the peaceful
solution of Karabakh conflict and justice solution in the meeting.
The member of Armenian Dashnaksutyun Party, Armenia permanent
representative to Socialist International Kiro Manoyan participated
in the meeting.
The co-chair of Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party Araz Alizadeh who
invited Mr.Ayala to Azerbaijan told the APA, his visit to the region
was possibly only in this way.
Alizadeh said that issue on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict has been
debated in Socialist International meeting held in Geneva on June
29-30.
He underlined that he and the leader of Dashnaksutyun Party delivered
speech in that meeting and decision was made on Socialist International
participation in the solution of the conflict.
"Though Mr.Ayala got acquaint with Karabakh problem, he never visited
this region. Therefore, his visit to the region aimed to get acquainted
with the region. I stated in my speech in Geneva that only 1/3 of
Karabakh population are living there. But Armenian representative
said that the population increased there. Mr.Ayala wanted to get
acquainted with the situation in the place of the incident and the
aim of his visit was this," he said.
Alizadeh said that conference dedicated to the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict is intended to be held in September on the initiative of
Socialist International.
"One day of the conference will be held in Yerevan, the other day in
Baku," he said.
