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PACE: Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations are subject to great responsibility

Politics Materials 22 April 2013 17:22 (UTC +04:00)
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is continuing negotiations on the organization of meetings of the delegations of Azerbaijan and Armenia,
PACE: Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations are subject to great responsibility

France, Strasbourg, April 22 / Trend, A. Maharramli /

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is continuing negotiations on the organization of meetings of the delegations of Azerbaijan and Armenia, PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon said at a press conference on Monday.

"I expressed my attitude towards the issue at today's Bureau meeting. I want to tell both our Azerbaijani and Armenian friends that soon they will take on more responsibility. As you know, the two countries will chair the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe" Mignon said.

According to him, after Austria, the presidency of the Committee will pass to Azerbaijan.

"Chairmanship in the Committee of Ministers of the organization which was formed in 1949 imposes great responsibility on both countries. This organization was created in 1949 to ensure that there are no conflicts on the European continent. The state of war between the two chair-nations of the Council of Europe Council of Misters is a somewhat paradoxical phenomenon. It raises questions about the inadmissibility of this and of whether this is an obstacle or a chance for the Council. I think that if we behave wisely and if we are able to control the chairmanship of the two countries in the Committee of Ministers, it could be a kind of a chance. However, only on the condition that both countries take advantage of this chance," Mignon said.

According to him, he will continue the dialogue with both delegations.

"I will continue discussions with the delegations of both countries. Discussions will also be held this week. Of course, in order to progress in the discussions it is necessary to bring together both delegations in corpore as soon as possible," Mignon said.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions of Azerbaijan.

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 occupied territories.

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