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Chairman of Council of Europeâ€™s Committee of Ministers: â€œIt is inevitable that the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be always included in our agendaâ€

26 June 2012 15:36 (UTC +04:00)

Strasbourg. Fuad Gulubayli â€“ APA. â€œWe have raises issues several times that Armenia cultivates narcotic plants in the occupied Azerbaijani territories and uses from these territories for drug trafficking. There are many undeniable materials on it and the problem was also reflected in the reliable reports of the US research networks,â€ said member of the Azerbaijani delegation Rafael Huseynov following the speech of Albanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Edmond Haxhinasto, who chair the Council of Europeâ€™s Committee of Ministers, at the sessionâ€™s plenary meeting. The Chairman of Council of Europeâ€™s Committee of Ministers responded Huseynovâ€™s question on urgent measures for prevention of these processes carried out by Armenians: â€œThe Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict is the focus of attention of the Council of Europe. It is true that the OSCE Minsk Group is engaging in this issue. But the Council of Europe, including its Committee of Ministers tries to give its contribution for creation of confidence environment. It is inevitable that the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be always included in our agendaâ€

Commenting the issue of Azerbaijani MP on cultivating of narcotic plants by Armenia in the Azerbaijani occupied territories the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers said that the problems on drugs belong directly with the European security. The Committee has chosen the way to combat crimes of this kind. In our opinion the problem with drugs is the biggest barrier for safety. The results of the work of the Committee of Ministers to combat such crimes are known and we will continue our principle position.