HEAD OF ARMENIAN DELEGATION TO PACE SURPRISED AT STATEMENT OF HIS GEORGIAN COLLEAGUE

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2007-12-21 13:02:00

ArmInfo. Armenian delegation to PACE winter session in Paris did
not demand consideration of the territorial conflicts in Georgia,
Head of the Armenian delegation to PACE, a member of the Monitoring
Committee David Haroutunyan told ArmInfo in response to the statement
by Georgian parliamentarian, a member of PACE Monitoring Committee
Elena Tevdoradze that Armenia demanded consideration of the above
conflicts at PACE winter session in the presence of Abkhazian and
South Ossetic presidents.

First, Haroutunyan stressed, one of the issues on agenda of the
PACE Monitoring Committee in Paris was the Committee’s further
activity in direction of ‘frozen conflicts’ given the positive
assessment of Berlin Conference 2007 by the Committee. Particularly,
the Committee discussed the issue of organizing regular hearings on
the peaceful settlement of Nagorny Karabakh, Abkhazian, South Ossetic
and Transdniestrian conflicts. Second, the draft document prepared by
the Committee Secretariat contained a point that the Committee may
consider the expediency of involving representatives of the parties
interested in the peaceful settlement of the conflicts, including
public representatives. The Armenian party supported the given
approach and confirmed the expediency of inviting the conflicting
parties, which will have a positive impact on the dialogue and
create atmosphere of trust and mutual understanding. ‘To my regret,
Ms Tevdoradze distorted and changed my statements beyond recognition. I
think that such distortion does not meet the spirit of our countries’
friendly relations’, Haroutunyan said.