POLITICS
AZERBAIJAN FULFILLING CE REQUIREMENTS
Joining of our country to this document to promote directly to development of the inter-state relations is one of the obligations taken before the Council of Europe, chairman of the standing committee for regional issues Zahid Garalov told AzerTAj correspondent. Azerbaijan accedes to the said Convention with special statements and proviso.
Joining of our state this Convention will promote local authorities of separate regions of the Country without interference of central power to cooperate with relevant structures of the bordering republics. That is, structures of the local authorities of the regions of Azerbaijan bordering with Turkey, Russia, Georgia and Iran without participation of the central power can establish direct contacts with the relevant structures of the pointed countries.
A special statement was enclosed to the document that in the view of the fact that Armenia does not refrain from its aggressive and occupant policy and keeps under occupation the Azerbaijani lands, contacts and cooperation with this country would not be established.