Resolution Res(2000)14  

Invitation to Azerbaijan to become a member of the Council of Europe

 

(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers
on 9 November 2000 at its 107^th Session)

 

 

 

 

 

The Committee of Ministers,

 

Having regard to the Statute of the Council of Europe;

 

Considering the wish expressed by Azerbaijan to become a member of the Council of Europe;

           

Having taken note of the intention of the Government of Azerbaijan to sign the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms upon the deposit by the said government of its instrument of accession to the Statute of the Council of Europe;

           

Expecting that this instrument will be ratified within one year from accession;

           

Having, in accordance with the provisions of Statutory Resolution (51) 30 A, consulted the Parliamentary Assembly, which has expressed a favourable opinion (Opinion No.222);

           

Observing that Azerbaijan is willing to comply with the conditions laid down in Article 4 of the Statute;

 

In the light of the commitments entered into by Azerbaijan, as set out in Opinion No. 222 (2000) by the Parliamentary Assembly, and the assurances for their fulfilment given by the Government of Azerbaijan in the letter by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of 8 October 2000, in reply to the letter by the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe of 6 October 2000, with a view to membership of the Council of Europe;

 

Reaffirming the commitment by the Committee of Ministers to provide Council of Europe support and assistance to the Government of Azerbaijan for the fulfilment of its obligations;

 

Having regard to the Financial Regulations,

           

Resolves:

 

          i.        to invite Azerbaijan to become a member of the Council of Europe and accede to the Statute;

 

          ii.       to fix at six the number of Representatives of Azerbaijan in the Parliamentary Assembly;

 

          iii.      to determine Azerbaijan's various proportionate financial contributions to the Council of Europe according to the appendix to this resolution of which it forms an integral part;

 

Instructs the Secretary General to notify the Government of Azerbaijan of these decisions and to make all necessary arrangements for their implementation.

 

 

Appendix to Resolution Res(2000)14

 

1.         The Committee of Ministers, in accordance with Resolution (94) 31 on the method of calculating the scale of member states' contributions to Council of Europe budgets, fixes the proportion of the contribution of Azerbaijan to the ordinary budget, extraordinary budget - expenditure resulting from the departure of the European parliament (Head 1.2), the Pensions and the European Youth Foundation budget at 0.19% for 2000.

 

2.         The Committee of Ministers, in accordance with Resolution (86) 30, fixes the proportion of Azerbaijan's contribution to the extraordinary budget-expenditure relating to the Human Rights Building (Head 1.1) at 0.17% for 2000.

 

3.         The amount which Azerbaijan is to contribute to the Working Capital Fund, calculated in accordance with the same percentage as for the ordinary budget, is € 5 503 which is added to the Fund's present total.