Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 21 / Trend M. Aliyev /
Azerbaijani Parliament expressed his dissatisfaction visit the European Parliament member's (MEP) Tomasz Poręba's visit to the Azerbaijani territories occupied by the Armenians.
MEP Poręba illegally paid a visit to the Azerbaijani occupied territories, Azerbaijani Parliamentary Speaker Ogtay Asadov said at the parliamentary meeting.
European Parliament recognizes Azerbaijan's territorial integrity, adopts resolutions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, but its member without proper agreement, paid a visit to Nagorno-Karabakh, thus violating Azerbaijan's territorial integrity, Asadov said today at the meeting.
MEP, the keynote speaker on Armenia Tomasz Poręba is on a visit to Nagorno-Karabakh from Dec.19, where he is holding meetings with the leadership of the unrecognized republic and discussing issues concerning the resolution of the Karabakh conflict, the situation in the region and bilateral relations, the Armenian media outlets reported.
MEP Poręba's visit to Nagorno-Karabakh may negatively affect Azerbaijan's relations with this structure, Asadov said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
"Tomasz Poręba is a member of the Euronest reserve team, and we must think about how we will work with such kind of people within this structure. No one, especially international organizations, must violate Azerbaijan's territorial integrity," Asadov said.
"Euronest" is a parliamentary group in the EU's Eastern Partnership program. According to preliminary discussions on forming a new inter-parliamentary association, the Euronest will include 120 MPs - 60 from EU countries and 60 from six member countries of the Eastern Partnership Initiative.
In May last year, relations between Azerbaijan and the EU entered a new phase of partnership within the EU 'Eastern Partnership' program, initiated by Poland and Sweden.
The "Eastern Partnership" envisages political and economic rapprochement with the European Union and six post-Soviet states - Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus and Armenia.
The program does not envisage opportunities for EU membership, but instead envisages facilitating the visa regime, energy cooperation, and the introduction of free trade zones. Small projects on student exchange, environmental protection, and energy supply will also be implemented.
The Speaker noted he will send a protest letter to the European Parliament Chairman.
MP Ali Huseynov noted at meeting that he will express dissatisfaction with this fact during the European Parliament's meeting in Brussels. "A letter will also be sent to the Polish Embassy in Azerbaijan," Huseynov said.