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HARD TIMES FOR AZERBAIJAN'S INITIATIVES, ARMENIAN MP SAYS
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Nov 18 2010
Armenia
Azerbaijan will not be able to easily put on the agenda and adopt
documents on Nagorno-Karabakh at NATO Parliamentary Assembly under the
presidency of Karl Lamers. The Armenian delegation actively cooperated
and will go on doing so with him, Head of the Armenian delegation to
NATO PA Karen Avagyan told a press conference on Thursday, summing
up results of NATO PA fall session in Warsaw, on November 12-16.
As for Azerbaijan-initiated draft resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh,
the consideration of which has been put off, Avagyan said both the
Armenian delegation and Azerbaijani MPs insisted on it, reasoning
their busy schedule during the campaign for parliamentary elections
in Azerbaijan. "The leadership of Parliamentary Assembly offered to
postpone consideration of the document. We hope this resolution will
not be considered at NATO PA at all. Even if the document is placed on
the agenda, the Armenian delegation is ready for debates and will bring
their stance to the attention of Assembly deputies," Avagyan noted.
Moreover, NATO PA is not actively involved in Karabakh peace process
and at any opportunity refers to OSCE Minsk Group. Avagyan hailed
positive that a principle for nations' right to self-determination is
stressed along with a principle of territorial integrity during the
recent discussions on Nagorno-Karabakh at international agencies. "It
was not mentioned before," the MP underscored.
In his turn member of the Armenian delegation, Head of Heritage
parliamentary faction Stepan Safaryan stated Azerbaijani parliamentary
elevations were discussed at one of NATO PA sessions. "The keynote of
the discussions is the organization does not disclose true facts on
Azerbaijani elections in the person of Azerbaijani parliamentarians ,
not to lose further cooperation with them," Safaryan stressed. He
drew a parallel with elections in Nagorno-Karabakh, recalling the
MPs they were transparent and democratic In this regard, Armenian
MPs offered Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights to
send observers to NKR elections. "However, the answer was definite:
it is impossible unless Nagorno-Karabakh is recognized. We should not
give up and should raise the issue at other international instances,"
Safaryan mentioned.
He also empathized NATO Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution
on Georgia, containing tough wordings on Russia and self-determined
republics - Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Besides, Russia-NATO relations,
situation in Afghanistan and preparations for NATO Summit in Lisbon
were also canvassed.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Nov 18 2010
Armenia
Azerbaijan will not be able to easily put on the agenda and adopt
documents on Nagorno-Karabakh at NATO Parliamentary Assembly under the
presidency of Karl Lamers. The Armenian delegation actively cooperated
and will go on doing so with him, Head of the Armenian delegation to
NATO PA Karen Avagyan told a press conference on Thursday, summing
up results of NATO PA fall session in Warsaw, on November 12-16.
As for Azerbaijan-initiated draft resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh,
the consideration of which has been put off, Avagyan said both the
Armenian delegation and Azerbaijani MPs insisted on it, reasoning
their busy schedule during the campaign for parliamentary elections
in Azerbaijan. "The leadership of Parliamentary Assembly offered to
postpone consideration of the document. We hope this resolution will
not be considered at NATO PA at all. Even if the document is placed on
the agenda, the Armenian delegation is ready for debates and will bring
their stance to the attention of Assembly deputies," Avagyan noted.
Moreover, NATO PA is not actively involved in Karabakh peace process
and at any opportunity refers to OSCE Minsk Group. Avagyan hailed
positive that a principle for nations' right to self-determination is
stressed along with a principle of territorial integrity during the
recent discussions on Nagorno-Karabakh at international agencies. "It
was not mentioned before," the MP underscored.
In his turn member of the Armenian delegation, Head of Heritage
parliamentary faction Stepan Safaryan stated Azerbaijani parliamentary
elevations were discussed at one of NATO PA sessions. "The keynote of
the discussions is the organization does not disclose true facts on
Azerbaijani elections in the person of Azerbaijani parliamentarians ,
not to lose further cooperation with them," Safaryan stressed. He
drew a parallel with elections in Nagorno-Karabakh, recalling the
MPs they were transparent and democratic In this regard, Armenian
MPs offered Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights to
send observers to NKR elections. "However, the answer was definite:
it is impossible unless Nagorno-Karabakh is recognized. We should not
give up and should raise the issue at other international instances,"
Safaryan mentioned.
He also empathized NATO Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution
on Georgia, containing tough wordings on Russia and self-determined
republics - Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Besides, Russia-NATO relations,
situation in Afghanistan and preparations for NATO Summit in Lisbon
were also canvassed.
From: A. Papazian