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Nov 21 2009

Azerbaijani delegation off to Black Sea assembly session in Moscow
Sat 21 November 2009 | 08:54 GMT Text size:

An Azerbaijani delegation led by the speaker of parliament, Ogtay
Asadov, will attend the 34th plenary session of the Black Sea Economic
Cooperation (BSEC) Parliamentary Assembly in Russia on 22-24 November.

Members of parliament Asaf Hajiyev, Mubariz Gurbanli, Musa Guliyev,
Jale Aliyeva, Imamverdi Ismayilov and the head of parliament’s
administration, Safa Mirzayev, and other officials are in the
delegation, parliamentary press secretary Akif Tavakkuloglu told
journalists on Saturday.

The BSEC Parliamentary Assembly will focus on the water resources of
the Black Sea, the beneficial use of the region’s natural resources,
improving legislation in this field, developing environmental
awareness in member countries and organizational and other issues.
Tavakkuloglu said Ogtay Asadov would address the meeting.

"One of the issues concerns Azerbaijan – the environmental damage done
by Armenians to the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan – will be raised at
the meeting. The participants will be informed that this poses a
threat not only to Azerbaijan, but to the whole region and world."

APA