Today, Azerbaijan
June 9 2006

Leo Platvoet: “Azerbaijani and Armenian State Commissions agreed on
cooperation”

09 June 2006 [23:11] – Today.Az

The Council of Europe Parlaimentary Assembly (PACE) rapporteur for
missing persons Leo Platvoet held a press conference on the talks he
had in Baku.

As APA reports, the co-rapporteur stressed the importance of making
clear of the fate of persons missing due to the Nagorno Karabakh
conflict and resolving this issue without further delay.

“The aim of my visit to the region was not to find individual missing
persons but to get to know ways of cooperation between the state
organizations dealing with this issue. The analogical mechanism has
succeeded in Yugoslavia,” Mr.Platvoet said.

Platvoet’s report on “Missing persons in Armenia, Azerbaijan and
Georgia” will be presented to PACE in autumn and it will go into
January session.

“I’ll include my recommendations to the state commissions dealing
with the issue of missing persons. The Azerbaijani and Armenian
relevant commissions have agreed to restore the cooperation in this
field. The sides will promote establishment of a structure composed
of representatives of Azerbaijani and Armenian communities who have
good knowledge of Nagorno Karabakh. Though I have not touched on this
issue during my visit, I think this structure can be established,”
the rapporteur said.

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