AzerTag, Azerbaijan
April 15 2005

EU-AZERBAIJAN: PARLIAMENT COOPERATION COMMITTEE’S SITTING DUE IN BAKU

[April 15, 2005, 20:56:55]

The European Union-Azerbaijan Parliament Cooperation Committee is to
hold a sitting in Baku on April 18-21, press service of Milli Majlis
said.

The action, co-chairs of which are head of the human rights standing
committee of Azerbaijan Parliament Sirus Tebrizli and chairperson of
the EU environment, health and food safety standing committee Ms.
Maria Ishler Beguin, discussed are expected state of cooperation
between the European Union and Azerbaijan, the Armenian-Azerbaijan,
Nagorno Karabakh conflict, human rights in Azerbaijan, freedom of
speech and expression, democratic development, preparation for the
forthcoming parliamentary elections in November 2005, regional
cooperation and other questions.

During the visit, members of the EU delegation will meet with
President of the Azerbaijan Republic, Speaker of Azerbaijan
Parliament, foreign minister and Ombudsman of the Republic.