POLITICS
Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Refugees and IDPs meets member of European Parliament
Baku, April 25, AZERTAC
Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Refugees and IDPs Fuad Huseynov has met Member of the European Parliament, Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Vice-Chair Lara Comi.
The deputy chairman of the State Committee for Refugees and IDPs Fuad Huseynov highlighted root causes of the conflict, its current state, refugee and IDP problem in the country, and the successful state policy towards tackling the problem pursued under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev.
Mr. Huseynov also praised friendly relations with the Government of Italy in various fields. The Deputy Chairman also stressed the importance of arranging such visits and reciprocal visits for further development of bonds.
Huseynov said that the military aggression of the Armenian armed forces against Azerbaijan resulted in the occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani territories. “More than one million Azerbaijanis became refugees and IDPs. The UN Security Council adopted four resolutions demanding the immediate liberation of the occupied Azerbaijani territories, return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their homelands,” he said.
Lara Comi praised measures taken by Azerbaijan`s Government in improvement of life of IDP and refugees.
