GREAT BRITAIN’S REPRESENTATIVE IN OSCE VISITS MILLI MAJLIS [March 17, 2006,
22:00:52]
AzerTag, Azerbaijan
March 17 2006
Great Britain’s permanent representative at OSCE Collin Monroe on 17
March met with Samad Seyidov, chairman of the Standing Committee on
International Relations and Inter-Parliamentary Links, head of the
Azerbaijan delegation at PACE.
Samad Seyidov said Azerbaijan closely cooperates with the Council of
Europe, NATO, Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization, and the
Organization of Islamic Conference and other international
structures. The Country attaches special importance to cooperation
with OSCE and its Parliamentary Assembly, he said. “Because OSCE is
directly engaged in settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno
Karabakh conflict. We hope the Minsk Group will increase its efforts
for quick resolution to this conflict and the problem will find its
fair solution”, he emphasized.
Collin Monroe expressed pleasure with the ongoing development process
in Azerbaijan, in particular, the economic progress. Such intensive
development of economy may be an important factor and in settlement
of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the guest underlined.
The parties had comprehensive discussions on prospects of relations
between the Great Britain and Azerbaijan, the ongoing progresses in
region and other questions of mutual interest.
Ambassador of Great Britain in Azerbaijan Lawrence Bristow took part
in the meeting.