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PARLIAMENT TO RATIFY EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTION

The Azerbaijan parliament is expected to ratify the European Human Rights Convention shortly, says head of the President's office department for law-enforcement affairs Fuad Alasgarov.

According to him, the ratification is to take place within one year after the Convention was signed by foreign minister Guliyev in January. Only thereafter will Azerbaijan be covered by the Convention jurisdiction, he said.

MM RATIFIES JOINT STATEMENT BY PRESIDENTS

The Milli Mejlis ratified on Tuesday a joint statement by Azeri and Turkish presidents, Heydar Aliyev and Ahmet Necdet Sezer, signed in Ankara on March 12.

The statement underscores a high level of strategic cooperation between the two countries, recognizes Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and demands a soonest pullout of Armenian armed forces from the occupied Azeri lands. The document also reflects Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline related matters and bilateral cooperation in various areas.