AZERBAIJANI SPEAKER AND A PACE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN DISCUSSED NAGORNO-KARABAKH ISSUE
Author: S. Aghayeva

TREND, Azerbaijan
Nov 30 2006

Issues on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
peaceful settlement have been discussed during the meeting between
Ogtay Assadov, Speaker of the Milli Majlis (Azerbaijan Parliament)
and Lord Rassel Johnston, Chairman of the Special Committee of PACE
(Parliament Assembly of Council of Europe), a source in the Azerbaijani
parliament told Trend.

"The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the most troublesome issue to
Azerbaijan", Azerbaijan Speaker said. Azerbaijan highly appreciated
the resolution on settling the conflict adopted by the Council of
Europe, as well as attach a great importance to the activity of
the PACE Special Committee especially founded to settle the conflict
peacefully", said Mr. Assadov. He also expressed his confidence in the
immediate settlement of the conflict peacefully within international
norms and principles.

Speaking about the objectives of his visit to Azerbaijan, Lord
R. Johnston said that he was about to get acquainted with the situation
over the peaceful settlement of the conflict, as well as discuss the
further action plan within the Committee.