Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be solved in a just manner within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan- PACE committee chairman

2 Sentyabr 2011 11:00 (UTC+04:00)

PACE committee chairman Christos Pourgourides said he was pleased with close cooperation between PACE and Azerbaijan.

Chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Christos Pourgourides and committee member Elsa Papadimitriou have met Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan Zakir Garalov.

In his remarks at the meeting, Garalov said European integration is priority of Azerbaijan’s policies and that PACE-Azerbaijan relations are developing rapidly.

"The approval of the National Action Plan on Human Rights Protection in Azerbaijan Republic marks a new stage in protection of human rights and freedoms, democracy and rule of law in our country.

"The country takes specific measures to implement European Convention on Human Rights and study precedent right of European Court. The Prosecutor General’s Office works to protect human right and implement the National Action Plan," Garalov added.

In turn, PACE committee chairman Christos Pourgourides said he was pleased with close cooperation between PACE and Azerbaijan.

"I appreciate judicial and legal reforms and joint action taken with the Council of Europe under the legislative acts that serve more reliable protection of human rights. Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be solved in a just manner within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan," Pourgourides noted.