BAKU: Armenian NGO Delegates To Visit Azerbaijan Tomorrow

ARMENIAN NGO DELEGATES TO VISIT AZERBAIJAN TOMORROW

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 4 2006

A conference of non-governmental organizations delegates of the
South Caucasus will be held in Baku from 5 to 6 April. Heads of
Georgia’s NGO Coalition Gogi Khuchishvili and Anna Dolidze told a
news conference. The Georgia bureau of APA reports that discussions
at the conference will focus on adoption of Roman statute.

Khuchishvili said that Azerbaijani side is ready to ratify the
document. Armenian side, however, hesitates to ratify it. The NGO
Coalition heads also noted they suggested Azerbaijani and Armenian
NGO to ratify the Roman statute. They consider that joint activity
of all NGOs in the South Caucasus will promote settlement of ethnic
problems in the region.

Roman statute is an international document that assesses local
conflicts. The conference hosted by Baku will also bring together
delegates of Armenian NGO. As coming to who invited Armenians to Baku,
it is kept secret. Azerbaijani NGOs say they have not been informed
about it.