ERDEM: UN AND NATO PEACEKEEPING FORCES CAN BE PLACED IN THE CONFLICT ZONE AFTER THE PEACE TREATY BETWEEN AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA
Azeri Press Agency
Oct 17 2006
Vahid Erdem, head of delegation of NATO Parliament Assembly Future
Defense Planning Subcommittee held a press conference on the results
of his visit, APA reports.
Erdem said that the aim of his visit was to meet with the officials,
non-governmental organizations and mass media representatives and to
get acquainted with the current situation on the integration to NATO.
He will make a final report titled NATO’s role in South Caucasus on
the results of his visit.
"The report will be discussed in the meeting of the committee in
Canada under my leadership soon. Azerbaijani side has some offers to
the report and we will evaluate these offers," he said.
Erdem said that Azerbaijan successfully cooperates with NATO and over
300 servicemen serve in peacekeeping forces in various areas. Showing
his attitude to the problem he said after the peace treaty between
Armenia and Azerbaijan the peacekeeping forces can be placed in
the territory.
"UN and NATO peacekeeping forces can be placed in the conflict
territory after the peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia,"
he said.
Vahid Erdem also said that unlike Azerbaijan Armenia has unambiguously
attitude towards NATO.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
