MAIN AIM OF PACE PRESIDENT’S VISIT TO SOUTH CAUCASUS IS TO DISCUSS WAYS OF SETTLING FROZEN CONFLICTS
PanARMENIAN.Net
03.07.2007 16:03 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "This is an important region for the Council of
Europe, and my main aim in returning here is to see how we can do more
to solve the frozen conflicts in the countries concerned. Only this
will enable the peaceful development of the region in the interest
of all its peoples," President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe (PACE) Rene van der Linden stated speaking on the eve
of his visit to Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. As well as the role
of parliamentary diplomacy in solving conflicts, Rene van der Linden
intends to raise the rights of the opposition, freedom of expression,
the role of civil society, intercultural and inter-religious dialogue,
relations with neighboring countries, and the building of one Europe
without dividing lines, CoE Information Office reports.
He will be in Armenia on 4-5 July, Georgia on 5-7 July and Azerbaijan
on 8-10 July. In south Caucasian countries he is due to meet the
Presidents and leading members of the parliament and government in all
three countries, as well as, among others, the leaders of different
political forces, representatives of civil society and the media,
and religious leaders.