CE CONGRESS CONTRIBUTES TO ESTABLISHMENT OF NEAR-BORDER COOPERATION BETWEEN ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN

ArmInfo
2009-10-20 11:32:00

ArmInfo. Congress of the Council of Europe contributes to establishment
of near-border cooperation between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Acting President of the Chamber of Local Authorities of the Congress
of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (CLRAE)
Ian Micallef told ArmInfo that he has recently visited Baku where he
made a proposal to establish a near-border cooperation between the
national association representing the local and regional authorities
of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

According to I. Micallef, this proposal was prompted by representatives
of the Armenian delegation to CE Congress. Moreover CLRAE president
made a proposal directly by the Congress to join Turkey to this
cooperation and, possibly, clothe it with the authorities to
coordinate this work in the Caucasus. As I. Micallef said, this
initiative means that they shall start working through a dialogue on
the Nagorno Karabakh problem. However, he added that Azerbaijan yes
neither yet accepted nor denied this initiative.

According to CLRAE president, Azerbaijan is considering his
proposal, and he thinks they should work hard to attract Baku to this
cooperation. I. Micallef also said a number of ambassadors intend to
visit Armenia and Azerbaijan in the near future to understand how to
use a positive potential.