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AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Jan 27 2005
OSCE mission's visit to occupied Azeri territories to take a week
The OSCE fact-finding mission, due to arrive in Baku on January 28 to
conduct monitoring in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, will be
led by a German delegation.
Baku is expected to submit the facts related to the illegal
settlement of Armenians in the occupied Azerbaijani territories to
the mission members on the same day, Azerbaijani Foreign Minster
Elmar Mammadyarov told journalists on Thursday.
The minister said that the mission, which will look into this issue,
will take a week. They are expected to prepare a report on the
results of the monitoring within the following 10 days, he said.
The mission's credentials do not include giving any political
assessments.
Afterwards, the document will be submitted to the OSCE Permanent
Council and OSCE members in Vienna.
The mission will head for Azerbaijan's Khankandi region under
Armenian occupation passing through Armenia.
According to the Foreign Minister, the fact the OSCE mission will
pass through Armenia is not a pivotal issue for Azerbaijan. The
report to be prepared by the mission represents importance for Baku,
he said. Deputy Foreign Minister, President's special envoy on Upper
Garabagh Araz Azimov, in turn, regarded this as "a technical and
temporary step", as there is no other alternative.
Azimov added that the mission must guarantee that relocation of
Armenians to the occupied Azerbaijani lands will stop.
The mission is expected to will visit five Azerbaijani regions -
Kalbajar, Lachin, Jabrayil, Gubadly and Zangilan - where Armenians
were purposefully settled.
Concerns
The Garabagh Liberation Organization (GLO) has issued a statement
voicing concerns over some facts related to the OSCE mission's
expected visit. It says that the mission does not include any
representatives of Azerbaijan and will conduct monitoring only in the
areas outside Upper Garabagh's administrative borders, but not all
the occupied territories.
GLO said that such a make-up of the OSCE mission confirms the
pro-Armenian stance of international entities.
"This once again shows that Azerbaijan should reject the false
mediation of international organizations and talks on all levels, and
liberate lands from Armenian occupation through military action."
The decision to set up the fact-finding mission was made only after
Azerbaijan put the issue of Armenians' settlement in the occupied
land on the agenda of the UN General Assembly session.
Jan 27 2005
OSCE mission's visit to occupied Azeri territories to take a week
The OSCE fact-finding mission, due to arrive in Baku on January 28 to
conduct monitoring in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, will be
led by a German delegation.
Baku is expected to submit the facts related to the illegal
settlement of Armenians in the occupied Azerbaijani territories to
the mission members on the same day, Azerbaijani Foreign Minster
Elmar Mammadyarov told journalists on Thursday.
The minister said that the mission, which will look into this issue,
will take a week. They are expected to prepare a report on the
results of the monitoring within the following 10 days, he said.
The mission's credentials do not include giving any political
assessments.
Afterwards, the document will be submitted to the OSCE Permanent
Council and OSCE members in Vienna.
The mission will head for Azerbaijan's Khankandi region under
Armenian occupation passing through Armenia.
According to the Foreign Minister, the fact the OSCE mission will
pass through Armenia is not a pivotal issue for Azerbaijan. The
report to be prepared by the mission represents importance for Baku,
he said. Deputy Foreign Minister, President's special envoy on Upper
Garabagh Araz Azimov, in turn, regarded this as "a technical and
temporary step", as there is no other alternative.
Azimov added that the mission must guarantee that relocation of
Armenians to the occupied Azerbaijani lands will stop.
The mission is expected to will visit five Azerbaijani regions -
Kalbajar, Lachin, Jabrayil, Gubadly and Zangilan - where Armenians
were purposefully settled.
Concerns
The Garabagh Liberation Organization (GLO) has issued a statement
voicing concerns over some facts related to the OSCE mission's
expected visit. It says that the mission does not include any
representatives of Azerbaijan and will conduct monitoring only in the
areas outside Upper Garabagh's administrative borders, but not all
the occupied territories.
GLO said that such a make-up of the OSCE mission confirms the
pro-Armenian stance of international entities.
"This once again shows that Azerbaijan should reject the false
mediation of international organizations and talks on all levels, and
liberate lands from Armenian occupation through military action."
The decision to set up the fact-finding mission was made only after
Azerbaijan put the issue of Armenians' settlement in the occupied
land on the agenda of the UN General Assembly session.