Baku, Azerbaijan, April 4. As part of her
working visit to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Sahiba Gafarova, Speaker of
Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis, met Friday with Martin Chungong,
Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the press
service of Milli Majlis says, Trend reports.
The discussions focused on the cooperation between the
Azerbaijani parliament and IPU. They described the IPU as an
effective platform for international cooperation.
Speaker Sahiba Gafarova underscored that the Milli Majlis,
collaborating with international parliamentary organizations
bilaterally as well as in multilateral formats, places great
importance on enhancing its ties with the IPU. The officials noted
that successful joint implementation of several events provides
opportunities for furthering bilateral partnership.
They praised Azerbaijan’s active and high-level interaction with
the IPU, expressing satisfaction with the fact that members of the
Milli Majlis are present in the governing bodies of the
Organization.
Additionally, the meeting saw discussions on the current
regional situation and the normalization process between Azerbaijan
and Armenia.
Noting that the talks regarding the text of the peace agreement
had been completed, Speaker Sahiba Gafarova said that as the next
step Armenia must amend its Constitution and remove the provision,
containing the territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
Moreover, the Minsk Group, which has lost its relevance, must be
dissolved now that Azerbaijan has liberated its territories.
According to Gafarova, if Armenia wants to sign the peace
treaty, it must accept these two legitimate conditions put forward
by Azerbaijan.
The meeting also deliberated on the collaboration between the
IPU and the Parliamentary Network of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Martin Chungong lauded the activity of the NAM Parliamentary
Network, underscoring the importance of the collaboration between
the Network and the IPU.
They also exchanged views on the role of parliamentary diplomacy
in the system of international relations and its contribution to
addressing a range of issues, as well as matters of mutual
concern.