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What the Papers Say (Russia)
June 24, 2010 Thursday
NOTHING FORGOTTEN
by Polina Khimshiashvili
HIGHLIGHT: THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE WOULD
NOT CLOSE THE RUSSIAN-GEORGIAN CONFLICT FILE; The Parliamentary
Assembly discussed the Russian-Georgian conflict and chose to leave is
monitoring mission in place.
Konstantin Kosachev, Duma's Committee for International Affairs
Chairman, and his Assistant Leonid Slutsky were quite optimistic
before the session of the Parliamentary Assembly. They assumed that
constant monitoring of the Russian-Georgian conflict area and
implementation of Parliamentary Assembly resolutions might be called
off and replaced with work within bilateral commissions.
Introduction of the new format was discussed by the Monitoring
Committee. It had been first suggested by David Wilshire and seconded
by the Russian delegation two years ago. Consultations that followed
were supposed to persuade the Parliamentary Assembly to go for it and
to understand at long last that Russia could not implement its
resolutions pertaining the conflict because it would mean instant
bloodshed.
"We know that the Russians went to great lengths to persuade the
Parliamentary Assembly. They failed," said Georgy Kandelaki of United
National Movement, the ruling party in Georgia. According to Slutsky,
sixteen voted "aye", sixteen "nay" (including Azerbaijan). The
Georgian delegation had walked out in disgust when the motion to close
the Russian-Georgian conflict file was put on the floor.
Samad Seidov of the Azerbaijani delegation objected and said that the
Azerbaijani delegation abstained from voting. He said that
Armenia-initiated efforts to shut down the Karabakh committee had been
undertaken. "And now they put this Russian-Georgian issue on the
floor. What will the Council of Europe be doing then?" said Seidov.
"Should Russia continue to defy resolutions passed by the
Parliamentary Assembly, its expulsion from the Council of Europe might
be suggested - and not necessarily by Georgia," warned Kandelaki.
Source: Vedomosti, No 114, June 24, 2010, p. 2
From: A. Papazian
What the Papers Say (Russia)
June 24, 2010 Thursday
NOTHING FORGOTTEN
by Polina Khimshiashvili
HIGHLIGHT: THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE WOULD
NOT CLOSE THE RUSSIAN-GEORGIAN CONFLICT FILE; The Parliamentary
Assembly discussed the Russian-Georgian conflict and chose to leave is
monitoring mission in place.
Konstantin Kosachev, Duma's Committee for International Affairs
Chairman, and his Assistant Leonid Slutsky were quite optimistic
before the session of the Parliamentary Assembly. They assumed that
constant monitoring of the Russian-Georgian conflict area and
implementation of Parliamentary Assembly resolutions might be called
off and replaced with work within bilateral commissions.
Introduction of the new format was discussed by the Monitoring
Committee. It had been first suggested by David Wilshire and seconded
by the Russian delegation two years ago. Consultations that followed
were supposed to persuade the Parliamentary Assembly to go for it and
to understand at long last that Russia could not implement its
resolutions pertaining the conflict because it would mean instant
bloodshed.
"We know that the Russians went to great lengths to persuade the
Parliamentary Assembly. They failed," said Georgy Kandelaki of United
National Movement, the ruling party in Georgia. According to Slutsky,
sixteen voted "aye", sixteen "nay" (including Azerbaijan). The
Georgian delegation had walked out in disgust when the motion to close
the Russian-Georgian conflict file was put on the floor.
Samad Seidov of the Azerbaijani delegation objected and said that the
Azerbaijani delegation abstained from voting. He said that
Armenia-initiated efforts to shut down the Karabakh committee had been
undertaken. "And now they put this Russian-Georgian issue on the
floor. What will the Council of Europe be doing then?" said Seidov.
"Should Russia continue to defy resolutions passed by the
Parliamentary Assembly, its expulsion from the Council of Europe might
be suggested - and not necessarily by Georgia," warned Kandelaki.
Source: Vedomosti, No 114, June 24, 2010, p. 2
From: A. Papazian