Azerbaijani Independence Twentieth Anniversary (EDM2204)

Azerbaijani Independence Twentieth Anniversary

EDM number 2204 in 2010-12, proposed by Mark Field on 10/10/2011.
Categorised under the topics of Asia, Human rights and International politics and government.

That this House congratulates Azerbaijan on the 20th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union on 18 October 1991; notes that in this time it has joined the Council of Europe and formed close links with the EU; recognises the vital assistance which it has provided to NATO in Iraq and Afghanistan; further recognises that it provides a valuable alternative source of oil and gas for the European market; applauds the fact that despite being a predominantly Muslim country it has thriving Christian and Jewish communities; further notes that it now has one of the fastest growing economies in the world and that the UK is the principal source of foreign direct investment; and wishes the country well on its path towards becoming a fully-fledged member of the community of European democratic states.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Mark Field	10/10/2011	Cities of London and Westminster	Conservative	Proposed
Gerry Sutcliffe	10/10/2011	Bradford South	Labour	Seconded
Stephen Gilbert	10/10/2011	St Austell and Newquay	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Penny Mordaunt	10/10/2011	Portsmouth North	Conservative	Seconded
Mike Gapes	10/10/2011	Ilford South	Labour	Seconded
Mike Hancock	10/10/2011	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Robert Halfon	10/10/2011	Harlow	Conservative	Signed
Jim Shannon	11/10/2011	Strangford	DUP	Signed
Peter Bottomley	11/10/2011	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Martin Caton	12/10/2011	Gower	Labour	Signed
Stephen Williams	12/10/2011	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Stephenson	12/10/2011	Pendle	Conservative	Signed
Paul Goggins	13/10/2011	Wythenshawe and Sale East	Labour	Signed
Andrew Rosindell	17/10/2011	Romford	Conservative	Signed
Louise Ellman	17/10/2011	Liverpool, Riverside	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	17/10/2011	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Frank Roy	17/10/2011	Motherwell and Wishaw	Labour	Signed
Alan Keen	18/10/2011	Feltham and Heston	Labour	Signed
Frank Doran	18/10/2011	Aberdeen North	Labour	Signed
Martin Vickers	18/10/2011	Cleethorpes	Conservative	Signed
Gordon Henderson	18/10/2011	Sittingbourne and Sheppey	Conservative	Signed
Jeffrey M Donaldson	19/10/2011	Lagan Valley	DUP	Signed
Gary Streeter	19/10/2011	South West Devon	Conservative	Signed
Bob Blackman	19/10/2011	Harrow East	Conservative	Signed
David Amess	20/10/2011	Southend West	Conservative	Signed
Karl McCartney	20/10/2011	Lincoln	Conservative	Signed
Barry Sheerman	21/11/2011	Huddersfield	Labour	Signed

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