POLITICS
FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS PACE SECRETARY GENERAL
Minister Mammadyarov described Mr. Haller’s the visit to Azerbaijan as a positive event, which would give additional impetus to development of active cooperation between the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan and PACE in the sphere of integration of the country into the European structures.
The PACE Secretary General in his turn emphasized the importance of to Azerbaijan of establishment of the country’s close cooperation with PACE. The guest remembered the meeting between heads of South Caucasian parliaments held in Strasbourg in May and pointed to political significance of such events. He expressed satisfaction with fulfillment by Azerbaijan of its commitments and obligations to the Council of Europe.
Touching upon the measures for peaceful resolution of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, Minister E. Mammadyarov said in particular that the fact that the conflict remains unsolved so far has a negative impact on development of the region, and causes economic and humanitarian problems not only for Azerbaijan but also Armenia itself.
Bruno Haller noted that PACE would be actively cooperating with the Milli Majlis and other governmental structures of Azerbaijan in future, and stressed as a Secretary General he would do his best in this direction.
During the meeting, the parties have also exchanged views on a number of other issues of mutual interest.