AZERBAIJAN JOINS ONE MORE UN PROTOCOL
[September 10, 2004, 14:06:05]

Azer Tag, Azerbaijan State Info Agency
Sept 10 2004

On September 9, Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan Republic held a sitting on
the issues of security and defense. Deputies discussed the draft Law
“On Joining the UN Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and
Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition,
supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational
Organized Crime”.

Deputy Speaker, Chairman of the Commission Ziyafat Asgarov noted that
Azerbaijan joins the Protocol with a special statement and reservation.

The statement says that Azerbaijan Republic does not guarantee
the fulfillment of the Protocol’s requirements in the territories
occupied by Armenia until they are released /the schematic maps of
the territories are enclosed in the document/.

The reservation is that Azerbaijan Republic does not join the item 2
of article 16 of the Protocol saying disputes and conflicts between
the States Parties are resolved through the international court.

Finally, the deputies decided to submit the document to the Milli
Majlis for discussion.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress