  PACE President says Karabakh conflict significant part of mandate September 30, 2013 - 18:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon said he’s looking forward to the next meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian delegations, APA reported. “As you know, my mandate as PACE President will expire in January next year. I am looking forward to the next meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian delegations in the near future. But I’m not sure that such a meeting will be held as a part of this session,” PACE President said commenting on a possibility of a meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian delegations to be held by PACE Subcommittee on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. He cited lack of time and tight schedule as the reasons: “I don’t believe that we will have time for the meeting, but I will do my best to organize a meeting between the two countries’ delegations. This issue is a significant part of my mandate as the PACE President and I’m very pleased with such an achievement.” Today, (September 30) Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan left for France to attend the PACE fall session in Strasbourg. Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will hold rush debates on Syria October 3, Thursday. Alexey Pushkov, head of the Russian delegation to PACE, told journalists that “as expected, PACE has made a decision to hold rush debates on Syria,” adding that the Assembly will adopt a resolution on the Syrian issue. Reforms in monitoring procedure will also be discussed at the PACE session. Related links:    The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.  Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush provinceNarek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |
