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    AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES ACTIVITIES OF OSCE MINSK GROUP'S CO-CHAIRS

    Trend News Agency
    April 1 2008
    Azerbaijan

    Azerbaijan, Baku, 1 April / TrendNews corr I. Alizade/ The members
    of Azerbaijani Parliament urge to send protest letters to all the
    countries, particularly to the co-chairing countries of the OSCE Minsk
    Group (USA, Russia, France), which voted against the Resolution on
    the Occupied Territory of Azerbaijan at the UN General Assembly.

    "The Azerbaijani Parliament should express its attitude to the
    question. The friendship groups of the parliament should send protest
    letters to the countries which voted against or abstained from voting,"
    MP Mubariz Gurbanli, the Deputy Executive Secretary of the governing
    New Azerbaijan Party (NAP), said at the Parliament on 1 April.

    The Resolution which was supported by 39 UN member countries calls
    to respect and support the sovereignty and territorial integrity
    of Azerbaijan within the borders which were recognized by the world
    community.

    The OSCE Minsk Group's Co-chairs believe that the UN Resolution, which
    was initiated by Baku, creates obstacles for continuation of peaceful
    negotiations for the settlement of Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.

    According to Gurbanli, the recent resolution which was passed at the
    UN General Assembly is the success of Azerbaijani diplomacy. He urges
    the Parliament first of all to send protest letters to the co-chairing
    countries of the Minsk Group.

    MP Zahid Oruj said that the Azerbaijani Parliament should discuss
    the activities and recent steps of the OSCE Minsk Group.

    "The Azerbaijani Parliament should send protest letters to the
    countries which voted against the Resolution. At the same time,
    gratitude letters should be send to the countries which voted in
    favour of the document," MP Ali Masimov said.

    MP Gudrat Hasanguliyev believes that the situation that occurred around
    the solution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be discussed in the
    Parliament. "The discussions should be held in the Parliament with
    the participation of President and Government. The latest discussion
    in UN demonstrates that not only Russia, but the west countries are
    also interested that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should remain in
    the frozen state. We should state openly to the population that the
    peaceful settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh is impossible."

    Hasanguliyev supported the initiative to sent protest letters to the
    countries which voted against the resolution and gratitude letters
    to the countries which voted in favour of it.

    MP Ganira Pashayeva proposed to discuss the activity of OSCE Minsk
    group co-chairs in the Parliament. Parliament must express its relation
    to this issue, she said.

    MPs Ikram Israfil, Sabir Rustamkhanli, Fazil Gazanfaroglu, Siyavush
    Novruzov, Panah Huseyn also supported the initiative to address
    letters to UN.

    Ziyafat Askarov, the First Vice Speaker, stated that Azerbaijan does
    not intend to refuse from mediation of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs. "I
    support ideas stated in connection with the activity of Minsk Group.

    Minsk Group does not consist of only three countries, which voted
    against Azerbaijan, he said.

    Askarov noted that Azerbaijan expected that during the discussions
    in UN, the Minsk Group will abstain from voting, as the mediators
    should not support either of the side "Presently, there is neither
    international law norms, nor its logic. The international law has
    become forceful law".
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