Samed Seyidov: "PACE bureau will take control over the ad-hoc committee on Nagorno Karabakh"

"Ad-hoc committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Nagorno Karabakh will now continue its work under the direct control of organization's Bureau, the head of Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation to PACE," said Samed Seyidov at the press conference on the results of his visit to PACE committee in Paris.

Commenting on the speech of the committee head, Lord Russell-Johnston, Seyidov underlined that the content of this speech was known beforehand, as it was included in the Council of Europe's agenda during the January session of the committee.

"We hold similar evaluation. Following the resolution adopted at the Council of Europe's conference, Lord Johnston continues to reflect on the realities of the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict and the interests of Azerbaijan," Seyidov said. "The date of a meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee will be defined at a meeting of PACE in April."

Seyidov stated that together with PACE Azerbaijan will have to appoint a representative of the mission to participate in talks. "But our delegation has not been completely formed, we are waiting for the results of the re-run parliamentary elections in May," Seyidov emphasized.

He also said that another meeting of the CE representatives will take place on March 16 in Istanbul, though no issue on Azerbaijan was not included in the agenda.