RUSSELL-JOHNSTON THINKS OF WAR IN NK WITH “GREAT DISPLEASURE”

Today, Azerbaijan
April 11 2006

Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee on Nagorno Karabakh Lord
Russell-Johnston has announced he thinks of a possibility of renewing
military operation in the conflict zone “with great displeasure”.

As REGNUM reports, Lord Russell-Johnston noted: “Establishing committee
on Nagorno Karabakh in the PACE does not mean that we are trying to
be full-fledged mediator at the negotiations.”

“The OSCE Minsk Group has been occupied with it for over ten years,
and I do not think the Council of Europe could substitute it. Our
goal is to render assistance to OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs,” he said.

Speaking on plans of the committee, Lord Russell-Johnston did not
rule out that its members would visit Armenia and Azerbaijan this
year. “We are also considering possibility of staging meeting of
Armenian and Azerbaijani MPs, however, it is too early to speak on
specific actions,” he said.

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