VENICE COMMISSION READY TO RENDER ASSISTANCE FOR SETTLING NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT
Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
Jan 16 2008
France, Strasburg, 16 January / Òrend corr A. Maharramli / The Venice
Commission of the Council of Europe (CE) is ready to render the
legal assistance for settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. "We can
give the legal advices which will help to settle the issue. However,
that requires a political agreement of the conflicting countries,"
said Janni Bukikkio, the Secretary of the Venice Commission, to Trend
on 16 January.
The Venice Commission cooperated with the EU and OSCE on the conflicts
in Kosovo, Trans-Dniester, Serbia- Montenegro, as well as South Ossetia
and Abkhazia. Neither of the conflicts has been resolved so far. That
is caused by the political and legal restrictions, Bukikkio said.
According to the Charter, the Venice Commission shall receive an
appeal to join the settling process of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The OSCE Minsk Group can apply to the Venice Commission for the legal
assistance in settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Secretary
said. "That would be more sensible, as the Minsk Group has been
involved in the settling process for a long time."
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