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Human rights and cooperation between CoE and EU on foreign ministers agenda

18 May 2006 [20:30] - TODAY.AZ
The Committee of Foreign Ministers from the 46 member states of the Council of Europe will hold its 116th session on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 May in Strasbourg.

This meeting will mark the end of the current Romanian presidency, which will be succeeded by that of the Russian Federation, AzerTAg informs.

As is informed, the meeting of Elmar Mammadyarov, Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, with Vardan Oskanyan his Armenian counterpart in the frame of the session is planned as well. Elmar Mammadyarov visits Strasbourg in order to partake at 116th session of Committee of Ministers Council of Europe on May 17. Discussions on Human Rights and Cooperation with European Union will be the topics of the discussions.

As stated, Romania will turn over its chairmanship at Committee of Ministers to Russia. FM of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov and Vardan Oskanian of Armenia will hold next round of the negotiations on settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict in framework of 'Prague Process'. The new ideas submitted by the OSCE Minsk Group will be the main objects of discussions.

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