Today, Azerbaijan
April 29 2006

Samed Seyidov: “Lord Russell-Johnston to visit South Caucasus”

29 April 2006 [20:56] – Today.Az

Position of the Council of Europe on Nagorno Karabakh conflict is
evident – full recognition of Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity as
it was mentioned in resolution 1416, adopted during the January 2005
session, said the head of the Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation in
CE, MP Samed Seyidov.

“The resolution clearly states that Nagorno Karabakh is an
inseparable part of Azerbaijan. PACE position towards the problem is
clear and distinct,” he told Trend.

Speaking about PACE summer session, Seyidov told that special
attention will be paid to the Azerbaijani delegation mandate in that
organization.

“Results of May 13 2006 rerun parliamentary elections and November
2005 elections will be discussed i.e. results of both elections will
be discussed separately,” he said.

Another important moment of the PACE future session in Strasbourg
will be the next meeting of the PACE ad-hoc committee on Nagorno
Karabakh. “British diplomat, Lord Russell-Johnston is conducting a
serious work in that direction and he will soon visit the region,”
Seyidov assured, adding that Russell will visit Azerbaijan, Armenia
and occupied Azerbaijani lands.

Seyidov did not exclude possibility of meeting between Azerbaijani
and Armenian MPs in Strasbourg as it might be possible within the
frames of the PACE ad-hoc committee work.

“It is very important for us. We have to redefine our positions on
Nagorno Karabakh. Putting the special emphasis on the fact that
international organizations are supporting Baku in that matter,”
Seyidov concluded.

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