Document on political prisoners in Armenia submitted by Azerbaijan to be debated in PACE session

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Azerbaijani delegation to the PACE will raise several questions regarding Armenia’s aggressor policy in the summer session. “I have submitted a document Importance to Study Issue of Political Prisoners in Armenia in the spring session. This question will be debated in the Law and Human Rights Committee during this session. A reporter is likely to be appointed to study problems regarding political prisoners in Armenia and similar countries,” member of Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Rafael Huseynov told Trend News.

PACE summer session will be held on June 22-26. New secretary general of the Council of Europe is expected to be elected on June 23-24.The office of current Secretary General Terry Davis terminates on August 31, 2009.
Huseynov said one of the matters of discussions is long-term refugees in Europe. “I will raise the question of our compatriots who were displaced from their lands due to Armenian aggression,” he added. He said other members of the Azerbaijani delegation will be active in discussions on Armenia’s aggression towards Azerbaijan, election of the new Council of Europe Secretary General and other issues related to Azerbaijan.