Chairman of PACE subcommittee on Nagorno Karabakh fails to describe subcommittee contribution to OSCE MG missionFebruary 24, 2011 - 17:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Nagorno Karabakh are the three traditional frozen conflicts in South Caucasus, the chairman of PACE sub-committee on Nagorno Karabakh Mr. Jordi Xucla i Costa stated in an interview to PanARMENIAN.Net Mr. Jordi Xucla i Costa has been a member to Spanish Parliament lower chamber – the Congress of Deputies - for the last 11 years, and 7 years out of it has passed with him as a member to the international relations committee. He has been a PACE member for the last 3.5 years. In his career he has participated in a number of electoral observation missions, including in Palestine (Jan. 2006), and travelled to Georgia after the August war with EU delegation. When asked about his idea on contributing to the mission of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, Mr. Jordi Xucla i Costa noted, "well, in my point of view this is an interview in order to explain my projects [in the auspices of the PACE sub-committee – PanARMENIAN.Net , this is not a hearing [in a Parliament - PanARMENIAN.Net . I am 37 years old, [and] I have a lot of experience in the Parliament for more than 10 years," thus leaving the question unreplied. As Mr. Xucla i Costa claimed earlier in an interview to one of Azerbaijani news agencies, he had some experience on conflict resolution. On January 25, the Armenian delegation to PACE has written a letter to Members of the Bureau, underlining "[certain] grounds for the Armenian delegation to question genuine, impartial and fair intentions of the Bureau to seek reconciliation and to exercise responsibility in a highly sensitive matter". Nearly all major political forces in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh are against the restoration of this platform, as they claim it would deviate the discussion from the Minsk Process. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |