NATIONAL NGO FORUM CALLS AZERBAIJAN TO REFUSE MEDIATION OF OSCE MG

Azeri Press Agency
March 18 2008
Azerbaijan

Baku. Mahbuba Gasimbayli-APA. Azerbaijan National NGO Forum discussed
the resolution on Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan in UN General
Assembly, MP Azay Guliyev, Chairman of National NGO Forum stated
that adoption of the resolution in UN General Assembly was successful
for Azerbaijan.

"This proved just position of Azerbaijan," he said. Guliyev expressed
his gratitude to the countries voting for the resolution and regretted
that OSCE co-chair countries – the US, France and Russia voted against
the resolution.

Management Board of the Forum Rauf Zeyni presented the statement on the
resolution on the behalf of the body. The statement says that the OSCE
co-chair countries’ positions on the resolution shadow continuation of
their activity. Authors of the statement call Azerbaijan Government
to refuse mediation of OSCE MG and carry out urgent discussions with
OSCE. MP Gular Ahmadova, member of the Forum addressing the meeting
stated that OSCE MG ended in a fiasco and the Forum should appeal
to the President. Attendees considered that appeal to the President
was acceptable.