Opposition MP Suggests To Discuss Karabakh In Parliament

Baku Today
June 9 2004

Baku Today 09/06/2004 12:50

Camil Hasanli, a member of parliament from opposition Azerbaijan
Popular Front Party (reformers branch), suggested Tuesday to include
the Nagorno-Karabakh issue to the agenda of the parliament, complaining
that the legislative body has not discussed the issue for long.

“About three and half years have passed since the [Azerbaijani]
parliament discussed the issue,” Hasanli said, complaining that no
parliament in the world (other than Azerbaijan’s) has shown such
indifference to occupation of its territories. “The Nagorno-Karabakh
issue must be included to the agenda of the parliament and serious
discussions must be held on the issue,” the opposition MP said.

In response, Murtuz Aleskerov, the speaker of the parliament, said
there is no need to debate the Karabakh issue as long as any progress
is achieved in peace negotiations.

“What are we going to decide by discussing the issue here? Our
president has repeatedly said that Azerbaijan’s occupied territories
must be liberated, we’ll secure Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity.
If this is the case, what are we going to achieve by discussing the
issue in the parliament?” asked Aleskerov.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress