PACE SPRING SESSION STARTS IN STRASBOURG
Author: R. Abdullayev

TREND Information, Azerbaijan
April 10 2006

EU – Council of Europe relations – will be the major point on the
agenda of the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe (PACE). The Luxembourg prime-minister, Jean-Claude
Junker will speak on that matter today, the Trend correspondent in
Strasbourg reports. The Euro Commission chairman, Jose Manuela Barrozu
is also expected to hold a speech.

The perspectives of the EU basic rights agency creation with the
participation of the General Secretary of the CE, Terry Davis and
the EC foreign affairs commission chairman, Elmar Broke will also
be discussed. The impossibility of rehabilitating the Nazi ideology
in Europe will be included on the April session agenda. Situation
in Palestine will be under the discussion as well; representatives
from Israeli parliament and Palestinian territories, including Hamas
movement representatives have been invited.

Two questions directly relating to Azerbaijan will be discussed at
the session – problem of maltreatment in the European armies and
the problem of refuges and displaced persons in Azerbaijan, Armenia
and Georgia.

The refuges problem will be discussed on April 13, the Azerbaijani
delegation member, Ganira Pashayeva told Trend.

The given problem has already been discussed at the PACE meeting on
June 2002 (resolution 94840). “The fact this problem is again included
on the PACE agenda is very important, as it gives the possibility to
keep the world `s attention on the problem,” she said.

Azerbaijani MPs will also distribute special brochures and books
dedicated on the Azerbaijani- Armenian conflict.

Other matters including the women trafficking at the eve of the world
championship in Germany will be discussed at the meeting.

PACE has decided to postpone the CIA secret prisons in Europe issue
till the summer session as there is not enough materials on the issue.