NAGORNO KARABAKH SITUATION TO BE RAISED AT NATO PA SESSION

Today, Azerbaijan
Aug. 17, 2006

British MP Brain Cock will deliver a report on the situation in the
South Caucasus, including in Nagorno Karabakh in the autumn session
of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly scheduled for November in Canada.

Azerbaijani parliament’s first vice-president, head of standing
commission for security and defense affairs Ziyafet Asgarov told
journalists, APA reports.

"We have offered our proposals regarding this issue. NATO Parliamentary
Assembly is to take a concrete position on this matter which has been
included into the Assembly’s agenda. It is much likely there will be
an acceptable decision," Mr.Asgarov said.

The vice-president also said NATO Parliamentary Assembly president
Pierre Lellush will visit Azerbaijan in September this year.

"Though Mr.Lellush has twice visited Azerbaijan, this will be his
first visit as the Assembly president. During the visit, we’ll inform
him about the ongoing process in Azerbaijan," he said.

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