Italian senator, Azeri leader discuss Karabakh, ties

Space TV, Baku
9 Jun 05

Italy will continue to support Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia
over Nagornyy Karabakh, the chairman of the foreign affairs and
migration commission of the Italian Senate and a member of the Italian
Senate delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe [PACE], Fiorello Provera, said at a meeting with Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev.

Having said that the conflict has brought a lot of suffering to the
Azerbaijani people, the guest expressed his hope that the conflict
would be resolved peacefully.

In turn, President Aliyev expressed his hope that cooperation between
Azerbaijan and Italy within international organizations, including
PACE, would become even more fruitful.

During the Italian senator’s meeting with Azerbaijani Parliament
Speaker Murtuz Alasgarov, the sides mainly discussed the Nagornyy
Karabakh conflict. Alasgarov said the issue would be discussed at the
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session soon.

The speaker thanked Italian MPs for their support for Azerbaijan’s
position during PACE discussions on the recognizing Armenia as an
aggressor. At the same time, the speaker said that delays in solving
the problem had caused concern in Azerbaijan.