POLITICS
SPEAKER OF MILLI MAJLIS MEETS PACE SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
Ogtay Asadov, Chairman of the Milli Majlis of the Azerbaijan Republic February 8 met with the Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Subcommittee on Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Lord Russell-Jonston .
Speaking about historical roots and grave consequences of the conflict, Ogtay Asadov said, hundreds of thousands of people, ousted from their native lands as a result of Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan since 1990, have still been living in a very poor conditions.
He said though Azerbaijani President wants to peacefully solve the conflict, the Armenian aggressive policy impedes resolution of the conflict.
To achieve settlement of the conflict, CE and other international organizations are to make resolute efforts, he underlined.
“Armenia must be subjected to strict sanctions, because it ignores all decisions and resolutions, adopted so far”, the Speaker of the Milli Majlis added.
At his words, the PACE subcommittee was established for implementation of the Resolution 1416 in 2005, which concerns the conflict settlement. He also stressed that international relations must not ignore more than one million people’s destiny. Armenia must fulfill the resolutions and decisions of the UN Security Council and the Council of Europe.
Lord Russell Jonston, in his turn, said that he agrees with the chairman of the Azerbaijani Parliament.
The meeting also discussed issues of mutual interests.