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EUROPEAN DIPLOMATS BECAME OVER-CAUTIOUS ABOUT VISITS TO KARABAKH
PanARMENIAN.Net
08.10.2007 19:26 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ European diplomats became over-cautious about
visits to Nagorno Karabakh, head of the Armenian delegation to PACE,
Davit Harutyunyan told a news conference in Yerevan.
"Frequent cancellations of visits came as result of Azeri lobby's
pressure and Europeans' cautiousness.
But it doesn't mean that the Armenian side is inactive. We have warned
that the route Azerbaijan proposes is not safe and the issue should
be discussed with Nagorno Karabakh," he noted.
Mr Harutyunyan also informed that the Armenian delegation to PACE
initiated discussion on violation of the European Cultural Convention
by Azerbaijan.
"The Convention bans from posing obstacles for visits to cultural and
historical sites. However, missions of international organizations meet
groundless rejections from Azerbaijan. We state that it's violation
of the Convention. We addressed the CoE Committee of Ministers with
a request to take action," he said, IA Regnum reports.
Late August the Azeri authorities ruined the visit of a mission
expected to examine the state of historical monuments in the
republic. The visit of Edward O'Hara, rapporteur of the PACE
Subcommittee on Cultural Heritage, has been cancelled several times
already. It was scheduled for May 2006 but later postponed to the
autumn 2006 and then to spring and autumn 2007.
PanARMENIAN.Net
08.10.2007 19:26 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ European diplomats became over-cautious about
visits to Nagorno Karabakh, head of the Armenian delegation to PACE,
Davit Harutyunyan told a news conference in Yerevan.
"Frequent cancellations of visits came as result of Azeri lobby's
pressure and Europeans' cautiousness.
But it doesn't mean that the Armenian side is inactive. We have warned
that the route Azerbaijan proposes is not safe and the issue should
be discussed with Nagorno Karabakh," he noted.
Mr Harutyunyan also informed that the Armenian delegation to PACE
initiated discussion on violation of the European Cultural Convention
by Azerbaijan.
"The Convention bans from posing obstacles for visits to cultural and
historical sites. However, missions of international organizations meet
groundless rejections from Azerbaijan. We state that it's violation
of the Convention. We addressed the CoE Committee of Ministers with
a request to take action," he said, IA Regnum reports.
Late August the Azeri authorities ruined the visit of a mission
expected to examine the state of historical monuments in the
republic. The visit of Edward O'Hara, rapporteur of the PACE
Subcommittee on Cultural Heritage, has been cancelled several times
already. It was scheduled for May 2006 but later postponed to the
autumn 2006 and then to spring and autumn 2007.