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    Council of Europe upbeat on coming Azeri polls - TV

    ANS TV, Baku
    29 Jun 05

    [Presenter in studio] The people of Azerbaijan will elect their
    representatives to parliament during the November elections, Council
    of Europe Secretary-General Terry Davis has said and added that these
    elections will be more democratic than before.

    [Correspondent over archive footage] The next parliamentary elections
    will put democracy in Azerbaijan to the test, Council of Europe
    Secretary-General Terry Davis has said in an exclusive interview with
    ANS. He also expressed confidence that these elections would be more
    democratic than the ones before.

    [Terry Davis shown talking to camera with Azeri voice-over] We
    hope the people of Azerbaijan will elect their representatives
    to parliament. They will do this fairly and without any outside
    interference. I would not like to comment on the activities of any
    political parties. I do not support any party in Azerbaijan. We want
    the Azerbaijani people to elect their members of parliament by fully
    exercising their universal franchise. Personally I am convinced that
    these elections will be better than the ones before.

    [Correspondent] Terry Davis said the Council of Europe is interested
    in conducting democratic elections in Azerbaijan and stands ready to
    provide any assistance necessary to that end. The organization intends
    to provide similar assistance in resolving the Nagornyy Karabakh
    conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. And the resolution adopted by
    the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe [PACE] pertaining
    to the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict has laid foundations for that.

    [Davis] The Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents have to find the
    political will to achieve a breakthrough in this issue. I certainly
    welcome the negotiations between the presidents. Their meetings
    show that both sides are interested in resolving the conflict. It is
    regrettable that there have been instances of cease-fire violation
    on the front-line of late.

    But on the other hand, I cannot defend the position of either of
    the sides. I am only urging both of them to exercise restraint and
    observe the cease-fire. I am sure that the meetings between the two
    presidents will produce results and there will be no resumption of
    hostilities in the foreseeable future. The position of the Council
    of Europe on the conflict remains unchanged. We stand only for a
    negotiated solution to the conflict.

    [Correspondent] Terry Davis also noted that he would visit Azerbaijan
    soon. He expressed the hope that the visit would take place in the
    run-up to the parliamentary elections.

    Ayaz Mirzayev, ANS.
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