PACE NAGORNO KARABAKH SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING NOT HELD
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 17 2007
The scheduled meeting of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
(PACE) Subcommittee on Nagorno Karabakh was not held, as Armenian
delegation missed, APA Europe bureau reports.
Lord Russell-Johnston, chief of the subcommittee on Nagorno Karabakh
met with head of Azerbaijani delegation Samad Seyidov. Samad Seyidov
told the APA that they decided to discuss this problem in the session
in July.
"The composition of the delegation or a group to Azerbaijan or region
was always discussed in our press. But these issues were never
discussed in Nagorno Karabakh subcommittee. Both, Azerbaijani and
delegations welcomed Lord Russell-Johnston’s visit to the region. But
visit of any delegation was never discussed," he said.
Samad Seyidov said that Azerbaijani delegation attended today’s
debates. He said he does not know the reason why Armenian delegation
missed the meeting.
APA Europe bureau reports that Armenian delegation today has not
attended PACE meeting at all. Armenians did not attend the meeting
of the subcommittee on Nagorno Karabakh, as their proposals were not
taken into consideration during discussions of honoring of obligations
by Azerbaijan.
Lord Russell-Johnston told the APA’s correspondent that he does not
know why Armenian delegation did not attend the meeting.
"I only had 10-minute meeting with Azerbaijani delegation.
Azerbaijani delegation supported my initiative to visit the region.
Armenian delegation also agreed to it. My mission will visit Baku,
Yerevan and Khankendi," he said.