RAPPORTEUR ON AFFAIRS OF THE REFUGEES AND IDPs IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS APPOINTED
[September 14, 2004, 17:10:49]
Azer Tag, Azerbaijan State Info Agency
Sept 14 2004
Regular sitting of the PACE Committee on the affairs of migration,
refugees and the population was held in Paris on 13 September. At
the sitting, discussed were the issues of plight of the IDPs from
the Chechen Republic; the people looking for a refuge, and illegal
immigrants in Turkey; the children who have been torn off parents;
appointment of the rapporteur on refugees and the IDPs in Azerbaijan,
Georgia and Armenia; fundamental rights of illegal immigrants and
other questions.
Deputy of Milli Majlis Bakhtiyar Aliyev has told to correspondent
AzerTAj: “This discussion was more important for our country. As
a result of occupation by Armenia, pursuing aggressive policy,
20 percent of our territories, our country has faced the problem
of more than one million refugees and IDPs. Appointment of the new
rapporteur on the affairs of refugees and the IDPs in Azerbaijan,
Georgia and Armenia fully complies with interests of our country.
During the discussions, rapporteur on the affairs of refugees and
IDPs in the countries of Southern Caucasus, the majority has voiced
for the Latvian deputy Boris Chilevich. I believe that visit of
the rapporteur to the region will take place in the near future. We
shall render all-round assistance for preparation of the new report
on this painful problem for our country. Therefore, as recently,
it is possible to tell, there is no help to Azerbaijan on the part
of the international organizations.
It has to be reminded that I have been appointed as rapporteur
concerning the people looking for a refuge, and illegal immigrants
in Turkey. The report has been seriously discussed and positively
recognized by deputies. The speakers have noted that Turkey has carried
out all obligations taken before the Council of Europe, has achieved
in this area appreciable successes, and was suspended the monitoring
on Turkey. With feeling of regret it has been underlined that the
international organizations, stating that will render this country
the all-round financial help for prevention of transition of the
people looking for a refuge, and illegal immigrants in the countries
of Europe through territory of Turkey, have not fulfilled the promise”.