Azer Tag
July 2, 2004
FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS PACE SECRETARY GENERAL
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Bruno
Haller.
Minister Mammadyarov described Mr. Haller’s the visit to Azerbaijan as
a positive event, which would give additional impetus to development of
active cooperation between the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan and PACE in
the sphere of integration of the country into the European structures.
The PACE Secretary General in his turn emphasized the importance of to
Azerbaijan of establishment of the country’s close cooperation with
PACE. The guest remembered the meeting between heads of South Caucasian
parliaments held in Strasbourg in May and pointed to political
significance of such events. He expressed satisfaction with fulfillment
by Azerbaijan of its commitments and obligations to the Council of
Europe.
Touching upon the measures for peaceful resolution of the
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, Minister E.
Mammadyarov said in particular that the fact that the conflict remains
unsolved so far has a negative impact on development of the region, and
causes economic and humanitarian problems not only for Azerbaijan but
also Armenia itself.
Bruno Haller noted that PACE would be actively cooperating with the
Milli Majlis and other governmental structures of Azerbaijan in future,
and stressed as a Secretary General he would do his best in this
direction.
During the meeting, the parties have also exchanged views on a number
of other issues of mutual interest.