Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Jan 26 2005

Parliament Speaker Receives Bulgarian Delegation

On Tuesday, Speaker of the Milli Majlis (parliament) Murtuz Alasgarov
received a Bulgarian delegation led by Ramzi Osman, head of the
Bulgaria-Azerbaijan inter-parliamentary friendship group.

During the meeting Alasgarov elaborated on the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict and pointed out occupation of 20% of Azerbaijan’s lands by
Armenia and existence of more than one million refugees and
internally displaced persons in the country.

The parliament speaker also stressed the inefficient activity of the
OSCE Minsk Group to settle the conflict, noting that the group must
strengthen its role in this direction.

Ramzi Osman, in his turn, underlined that Bulgaria has always
supported Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity. He also proposed that
the two countries mutually assist in improving the legislative base
in parliament and in other spheres.
The issue on opening of the Baku-Sofia flight was discussed during
the meeting as well.