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    British MP says Karabakh visit was "solely fact-finding"

    Space TV, Baku
    25 Oct 04

    The recognition of [the republic of] Nagornyy Karabakh was not
    discussed during a visit to Karabakh by a British parliamentary
    delegation because the British government's position on this issue
    remains unchanged, said Gordon Marsden, leader of a delegation of
    the British interparliamentary cooperation group, speaking about the
    outcome of his visit to Xankandi [Stepanakert].

    Mr Marsden said he regretted Azerbaijan's negative reaction to the
    delegation's visit to Nagornyy Karabakh. He said that the British
    government and the British embassy in Baku had put it clearly that this
    was solely a fact-finding visit. If Azerbaijanis wanted to voice their
    position, we would have been happy to listen to them, end of quote.

    As for the fact that they went to Karabakh via Armenia, the British
    MP said that Azerbaijan was allegedly unable to organize visits to
    Nagornyy Karabakh via its territory.

    The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reports that British MPs have never
    appealed to Azerbaijan for assistance to visit Nagornyy Karabakh and
    this is what caused Baku's discontent.
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