Davit Harutyunyan: adoption of PACE declaration "on 60th anniversary of deportation of Azeris from Armenia" real

PanARMENIAN.Net - Adoption of PACE declaration "on the 60th anniversary of deportation of Azeris from Armenia" is real quite real, the head of the Armenian delegation to PACE said.



"Nevertheless, to adopt the statement as PACE document, the Azeri delegation will have to garner over 300 signatures, what is not an easy job," Davit Harutyunyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.



The Azerbaijani delegation to PACE has developed a declaration on occasion of the 60th anniversary of deportation of Azeris from Armenia. "This declaration needs to be signed by over 20 parliamentarians from at least 5 countries," said Ganira Pashayeva, member of the Azerbaijani delegation, Trend Azeri news agency reports.



In 1948-49, due to mass repatriation of Armenians to the homeland, the government of the Armenian SSR addressed Azerbaijan with a request to launch Azeris' resettlement campaign.



Yerevan's initiative was supported by Russia.



Some 100 thousand Azeris left Armenia during two years.