Abdulkadir Atesh, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Political Committee Chairman, stated to a meeting of the PACE Political Committee in Baku on December 11, 2006 that the Council of Europe has been observing over the processes in the region since Azerbaijan entrance to the organization and is very much concerned on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Trend reports.
Mr. Atesh said that in this respect the organization adopted a resolution in January 2005 and the document is a basis for approaching all developments around the conflict. Reminding of the functioning of the PACE Ad Hoc Committee led by Russel Johnston Mr. Atesh voiced his hope that the talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan would be resumed.
He said that a decision has been made by the Armenian and Azerbaijani MPs to meet prior to a winter session of the PACE.