EUROPEAN STRUCTURES SHOULD UNDERTAKE TRUST-BUILDING MEASURES IN SOUTH CAUCASUS

PanARMENIAN.Net
02.10.2007 17:15 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ October 2, the Armenian delegation to the
parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe met with PACE President
Rene van der Linden, the RA NA press office reported.

During the meeting the head of the Armenian delegation, Davit
Harutyunyan drew Mr der Linden’s attention to the fact that Azerbaijan
poses obstacles to the visit of PACE Subcommittee rapporteur on
Nagorno Karabakh, Mr Edward O’Hara. He proposed to submit the issue
to the Bureau’s consideration and also call on the EU Committee of
Ministers and Secretary General to take action.

Mr der Linder voiced concern about absence of progress in the Karabakh
process.

In this view, Davit Harutyunyan reminded of Azerbaijan’s militant
statements, which aggravate tension.

For his part, the Armenian delegation member, Avet Adonts noted that
the CoE and other European structures should undertake trust-building
measures in the South Caucasus.

When touching upon the conference on frozen conflicts due in Berlin
November 5 by initiative of PACE Monitoring Committee, Mr Harutyunyan
proposed to invite a Nagorno Karabakh representative in order to
maintain essential balance.

The PACE fall session opened in Strasbourg October 1.

The Armenian delegation includes chairman of the parliamentary
permanent committee on state and legal affairs Davit Harutyunyan,
chairman of the permanent committee of European integration issue
Avet Adonts, chairman of the permanent committee on foreign relations
Armen Rustamian, Heritage faction leader Raffi Hovannisian, Orinats
Yerkir faction member Mher Shahgeldyan, MPs Grigor Margaryan and
Vahe Hovhannisyan.