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Armenia does not set the goal of confronting Azerbaijan in the Council of Europe
19:02 03.05.2013
Lusine Vasilyan
`Radiolur'
Armenia will assume the presidency of the Council of Europe Committee
of Ministers on May 16 and will pass the chairmanship to Austria in
November 2013.
During the 6-month presidency Armenia will prioritize three main
directions - rule of law, democracy and human rights, Armenian Foreign
Minister Edward Nalbandian said during today's parliamentary hearings.
A more detailed plan of actions will be presented on May 16.
Won't the Armenian presidency of the Committee of Ministers turn into
a process of reacting to Azerbaijan's attacks? Minister Nalbandian
said Armenia will not be able to take unanimous decisions. Besides,
our country does not set the goal of confronting Azerbaijan, he added.
'We have never pursued the aim of countering Azerbaijan either in the
Council of Europe or in any other organization. We have properly
addressed any provocative statements of Azerbaijan, but we have never
set the goal of taking concrete steps and we are not going to do that
during the CoE presidency,' Minister Nalbandian said.
Will Armenia's chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers open new
perspectives for the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict?
Edward Nalbandian reminded that the OSCE Minsk Group is the only
format for the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
Speaking about the PACE ad hoc commission on Nagorno Karabakh created
in 2005, the Minister said it proved ineffective and its activity was
ceased. `We are not about to launch any discussions on Nagorno
Karabakh in any Council of Europe format,' Minister Nalbandian stated.
19:02 03.05.2013
Lusine Vasilyan
`Radiolur'
Armenia will assume the presidency of the Council of Europe Committee
of Ministers on May 16 and will pass the chairmanship to Austria in
November 2013.
During the 6-month presidency Armenia will prioritize three main
directions - rule of law, democracy and human rights, Armenian Foreign
Minister Edward Nalbandian said during today's parliamentary hearings.
A more detailed plan of actions will be presented on May 16.
Won't the Armenian presidency of the Committee of Ministers turn into
a process of reacting to Azerbaijan's attacks? Minister Nalbandian
said Armenia will not be able to take unanimous decisions. Besides,
our country does not set the goal of confronting Azerbaijan, he added.
'We have never pursued the aim of countering Azerbaijan either in the
Council of Europe or in any other organization. We have properly
addressed any provocative statements of Azerbaijan, but we have never
set the goal of taking concrete steps and we are not going to do that
during the CoE presidency,' Minister Nalbandian said.
Will Armenia's chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers open new
perspectives for the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict?
Edward Nalbandian reminded that the OSCE Minsk Group is the only
format for the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
Speaking about the PACE ad hoc commission on Nagorno Karabakh created
in 2005, the Minister said it proved ineffective and its activity was
ceased. `We are not about to launch any discussions on Nagorno
Karabakh in any Council of Europe format,' Minister Nalbandian stated.