AzerTag, Azerbaijan
March 12 2005

INADMISSIBILITY OF ACTIVITY OF THE CANADIAN COMPANIES IN OCCUPIED
TERRITORIES OF AZERBAIJAN BROUGHT INTO ATTENTION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS COUNTRY
[March 12, 2005, 18:18:39]

Ambassador of Azerbaijan in Canada Fakhraddin Gurbanov has met
Chairman of the House of Representatives of Canada Peter Millicen.

Speaking on the relations between Azerbaijan and Canada, the
Ambassador has noted, that his Country attaches great importance to
development of mutual relations, in detail informed on the active
foreign policy pursued by the Republic of Azerbaijan after gaining
state independence, the work which is carried out in the field of
construction of a democratic and legal society, geo-politic position
of Azerbaijan. It has been marked that in Azerbaijan were created all
conditions for investment of the Canadian companies. For the further
development of bilateral links between Azerbaijan and Canada, it was
underlined necessity of opening of the embassy of this country in
Azerbaijan.

Having touched the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the
Ambassador has told about the work spent by the State of Azerbaijan
directed on settlement of the problem, has noted, that the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has adopted the
resolution in which Armenia is recognized as a state – aggressor, and
the so-called ~SNagorno-Karabakh Republic~T – a separatist regime, has
emphasized, that Armenia, breaking positions of the Geneva Convention
dated August 12, 1949, carries out settling in the Azerbaijan lands
occupied by it. Informing about the monstrous Khojali tragedy
committed by the Armenians against Azerbaijan people, the Ambassador
informed, that appropriate document was directed to parliament of
Canada on recognition of this genocide.

At the meeting, the concern of the government of Azerbaijan was
brought to the notice of attention of the Chairman of House of
Representatives Peter Millicen in connection with intention of the
Canadian Company ~SBuried Hill Energy~T to participate in development
of structure ” Kepez” in the Caspian Sea, refusal of its management
of carrying out of negotiations with embassy, and also in connection
with activity of the Canadian companies in the territories occupied
by Armenia.

Citing as an example the article published last days in the
influential newspaper of this country – ~SThe Globe and Mail~T, the
Ambassador has emphasized, that contradicting to norms of
international law activity of the Canadian companies is in the center
of attention both Azerbaijan, and the Canadian press, has noted, that
the parliament and the public of Azerbaijan express extremely
negative attitude to the said question. He has told, that exactly for
this reason the Parliament of Azerbaijan has not ratified the
contract on elimination of the double taxation signed between the
governments of Canada and Azerbaijan