Ombudsmen of BSEC gather in Istanbul

As AzerTAg reports, the two-day conference organized with the assistance of the Parliamentary Assembly of BSEC started April 26.

Addressing the meeting, former Turkish President Suleyman Demirel expressed hope that ombudsmen would contribute to bring peace and stability to the region.

Human rights commissioner of Azerbaijan Mrs. Elmira Suleymanova spoke of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

She said over one million Azerbaijani nationals were forced to flee their homelands and became refugees or internally displaced persons (IDP) in result of 18-years long Armenian aggression.

Mrs. Suleymanova also called on all the human rights defenders to step up their efforts to help Azerbaijani refugees return to their homes.

The conference will last until April 27.