BAKU: NATO Parliamentary Assembly Adopted Document Recognizing Armen

NATO PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY ADOPTED DOCUMENT RECOGNIZING ARMENIA AS AGGRESSOR

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Nov 15 2006

The document "Role of South Caucasus in NATO" recognizing Armenian
as an aggressor state was adopted in the 52nd session of NATO
Parliamentary Assembly held in Quebec, Siyavush Novruzov, the
Azerbaijani representative in NATO PA told the APA.

"The rapporteurs had been to South Caucasian countries and prepared the
report. We were discontent about the report and achieved fundamental
amendments to the document. After hard discussions in the Azerbaijani
side of the document adopted in the NATO PA the occupation of 20%
of our territories by Armenia, 1m refugees, not fulfilling the
UN Security Council and CE resolutions, committing arsons in the
occupied Azerbaijani territories were reflected in the document,"
Siyavush Novruzov said.

He said for the first time the fact of the occupation of 20% of
Azerbaijani territories is reflected in the international document.

Out of 26 participant countries 25 voted for the adoption of the
document. The parliamentarian said that the role of Azerbaijan in
the energy security of Europe was discussed at the session.