PACE CHAIRMAN TO VISIT AZERBAIJAN, ARMENIA AND MOLDOVA

Trend News Agency
June 23 2008
Azerbaijan

France, Strasburg, 23 June / corr. TrendNews A. Maharramli/ The
chairman of the Parliament Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
Luis Maria Puig will visit Azerbaijan, Armenia and Moldova soon,
he said in press conference in Strasburg on 23 June.

According to Puig, the visit will take place after the summer session
of the Parliament Assembly which is expected to end on 27 June. Luis
Maria did not divulge details of the visit.

The five-day session of PACE began in Strasburg on 23 June. Democratic
institutes in Azerbaijan and situation after presidential elections
held in February in Armenia will be discussed during the session.

Luis Maria de Puig did not comment on the issues related Azerbaijan
and Armenia which will be discussed during the session. He called on
mass media to expect the results of the reports of the co-reporters
of the PACE Monitoring Committee on these countries.

The permanent representation of Azerbaijan to PACE said to TrendNews
earlier that Luis Maria de Puig will visit Baku on 30 June to 4 July.