POLITICS
PER GHARTON APPROVES AZERBAIJAN’S INTEGRATION INTO EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS
According to the Milli Majlis’s press-service, Samed Seyidov spoke of the activities of Azerbaijan Parliament and work done towards creation of legal base for implementing democratic. The Commission’s Chairman said that accomplishments achieved in these years in various spheres are on hand. Along with accomplishments, we have Nagorno-Garabakh problem. Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict hinders economic development not only in Azerbaijan but also in the region as a whole. We stand for fair resolution of the problem within the international law.
Then, commission chairman stressed that Azerbaijan attaches a foremost significance to development of cooperation with international organizations including the European Union and European Parliament. He said that delegation of Azerbaijan as a member of the European family takes an active part in the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly. For the passed period, the Azerbaijani delegation led by Mr. Ilham Aliyev has achieved resounding progress in this organization and managed to distribute a lot of documents related to the situation in the region. Due to this purposeful activity, PACE adopted an unbiased document on Nagorno-Garabakh. Samed Seyidov stated his case on the free and transparent presidential elections saying that Azerbaijan remains devoted to the democratic values.
Per Gharton stressed that social and political processes are in the focus of attention of the European Union and European Parliament that show a great interest in development of links with Azerbaijan.
The guest highly appreciated steps taken by Azerbaijan towards integration into the European institutions and expressed hope that great successes are in the future.
The parties then have exchanged views on other issues of mutual interest.