Lord Russell Johnston: “Finding Solution to Nagorno Karabakh Conflict is not Within the Mandate of Our Committee”

18:04 Yerevan | 14:04 GMT | Saturday 19 April

“We have once more discussed the meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian delegations at the session of PACE Sub-Committee on Nagorno Karabakh”, Lord Russell Johnston, British Parliamentarian and head of the PACE Sub-Committee on Nagorno Karabakh.

He announced the reasons of postponing the meeting until the January session. “We have decided to postpone the meeting until the next January for two reasons. The first reason related to the current situation in Armenia, because this problem has not been solved yet and there is no favorable environment for the meeting in June. It was alternatively suggested to hold meeting at the October session, but presidential elections in Azerbaijan will take place on October 15 and it was the second reason for the postponement of the meeting. Heads of delegations of both countries decided to meet later in next January. It will give us additional time for the necessary preparation for the meeting. I think it is important that both sides agreed on the date of the meeting. I will meet with Armenian newly-elected president later in May”. Lord Russell Johnston said he had no intentions to visit Nagorno Karabakh region. “It would be no correct to relate next January meeting to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict only. It is not our main goal. Finding solutions to the conflict is not within the mandate of our committee. We desire to assist the members of the parliaments of both countries to establish and develop the relationship and to achieve the objective atmosphere for the dialogue between the parliamentarians of both countries”.

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