AS/Pol/Inf (2015) 07 25 September 2015 Apdocinf07_15 Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Programme of the fact-finding visits by Mr Robert WALTER United Kingdom, EC Rapporteur of the Committee on Escalation of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh and the other occupied territories of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 12-13 March 2015 and 15-16 September 2015 This document is available on the Parliamentary Assembly Extranet website (restricted area for PACE Members) http://assembly.coe.int/extranet. F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | [email protected] | Tel: + 33 3 88 41 2000 | Fax: +33 3 88 41 29 44 AS/Pol/Inf (2015) 07 Fact-finding visit 12-13 March 2015 Thursday 12 March 8.30 – 10.00 Meeting with the participation of: - Mr Robert Cekuta, US Ambassador - Mr Adrian Lee, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the United Kingdom - Mr Pascal Meunier, French Ambassador - Mr Viktor Zimin, Attaché, Russian Embassy - Ms Heidrun Tempel, German Ambassador - Mr Ismayil Alper Choshkun, Turkish Ambassador - Mr Toshihiro Katagiri, Attaché, Japanese Embassy - Ms Carine Petit, Belgian Ambassador - Mr Neboysha Rodich, Serbian Ambassador (OSCE Chairmanship) - Ms Malena Mard, Head of the European Union Delegation - Mr Dag Sigurdson, UNHCR Representative 10.15 – 11.30 Meeting with leaders of political parties represented in Milli Mejlis (National Assembly) 11.30 – 12.30 Meeting with members of Azerbaijani Delegation to the PACE 14.00 – 15.15 Meeting with refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) 15.45 – 16.45 Meeting with Mr Karam Valiyev, Deputy Minister of Defence 17.00 – 18.00 Meeting with civil society representatives dealing with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: - Mr Rauf Zeyni, Azerbaijan National NGO Forum - Mr Vugar Gadirov, Azerbaijan Refugee and IDP Youth Organisation - Mr Alimammad Nuriyev, Constitution Research Foundation - Mr Anar Khalilov, “Healthy development and Awareness” Public Union - Mr Nasiman Yagublu, National Journalism Congress - Mr Yusif Ağayev, Friendship Youth Co-Ordination Centre - Mr Nuraddin Mehdiyev, “Bizim Nesil” Youth Regional Development Association - Mr Faik Ismayılov, Organisation for Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan - Mr Bayram Safarov, Leader of the Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh - Mr Elchin Akhmadov, Coordinator of “Virtual Karabakh” Information- Communication Technology Centre, Chairperson of the Coordinating Council of the Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh 18.00 – 18.50 Meeting with representatives from the following NGOs: - Helsinki Citizen Assembly - Nagorno-Karabakh Committee of Helsinki Citizen Assembly - Public Forum - Women’s Problems Research Union Friday 13 March 11.00 – 12.00 Meeting with Mr Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan 12.00 – 13.00 Meeting with Mr Ali Hasanov, Chairperson of the State Committee for Refugees and IDPs 15.15 – 16.15 Meeting with Mr Ogtay Asadov, Chairperson of Milli Mejlis 16.30 – 17.30 Meeting with Mr Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2 AS/Pol/Inf (2015) 07 Fact-finding visit 15-16 September 2015 Tuesday 15 September 11.00 – 11.45 Meeting with Mr Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs 12.00 – 12.45 Meeting with Mr Zakir Hasanov, Minister of Defence 14.45 – 15.45 Meeting with members of the Karabakh Community: - Mr Bayram Safarov, Head of the Community and Head of the Executive Power of Shusha city - Mr Elman Mammadov, member of Parliament - Mr Eyvaz Huseynov, veteran 16.00 – 17.00 Meeting with members of the Azerbaijani Delegation to the PACE Wednesday 16 September Visit to the area of the “line of contact” (district of Tartar) 3 .