PACE Encourages Conflict Settlement in South Caucasus

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) encourages Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to continue their efforts to achieve peaceful and permanent settlements of the various conflicts in the region in order to enable the voluntary return of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), the CoE reported on April 13.

During its spring session on April 13 PACE discussed a draft resolution on refugees and displaced persons in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

The European parliamentarians also welcomed the steps taken by Armenia and Azerbaijan and, to a lesser extent, Georgia, to begin local integration of refugees and IDPs, while stressing that there were still urgent humanitarian needs which would require international aid.