Presidents of Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Georgia Ilham Aliyev, Viktor Yushchenko and Mikhail Saakashvili had a trilateral meeting in Batumi within the framework of the third summit of GUAM.

“Azerbaijan is strong enough to implement serious economic projects beyond its borders”, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasili Istratov told today the press conference, APA reports.

The majority of people voted against Lisbon Treaty during the referendum in Ireland. According to Kaczyński, if one of the EU countries refuses to sign this agreement, other countries’ signing this document is of no importance. German President Horst Keller had refused to sign Lisbon Treaty before. 19 out of 27 members of the European Union have ratified Lisbon Treaty so far.

The next meeting of the working group on the legal status of the Caspian Sea will take place in Baku late in July. APA reports that the delegations headed by deputy foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia and Iran will attend the meeting. The text of the Convention on the status of the Caspian Sea will be discussed during the meeting. In accordance with the decision of Tehran summit to hold a special conference on the Caspian’s security in Baku, all proposals on security issues will be summarized and a unique project will be prepared basing on it. Security issues include prevention of illegal actions in the Caspian Sea – terrorism, smuggling, sale of arms, human trafficking, safety issues of the littoral states, safety of the activities carried out in the sea, security of investments of the companies engaged in producing mineral resources in the Caspian etc. The working group will also schedule the conference on security.

“Azerbaijan is on the way of democratization, Human Rights are protected, legal state is being established”, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Lluís Maria de Puig told journalists, APA reports.

GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development holds its Third Summit in Batumi, Georgia on Tuesday. Presidents of the three member countries of four – Georgia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan, as well as Polish president Lech Kaczynski and Lithuanian president Valdas Adamkus will attend the summit.

President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Lluís Maria de Puig is paying an official visit to Azerbaijan. APA reports that PACE President has already visited Alley of Honors and Martyrs’ Alley.