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  • BAKU: Azerbaijan MFA: "Lenmarker's report has been balanced enough"

    Today, Azerbaijan
    July 9 2005

    Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Lenmarker's report has been
    balanced enough"

    09 July 2005 [09:16] - Today.Az

    "Foreign ministry of Azerbaijan has familiarized with the report
    drawn up by rapporteur on Nagorno Karabakh Goran Lenmarker in the
    14th session of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Washington".

    APA was informed by MFA Press and Information Office Tahir Tagizade
    that, the Ministry considers Goran Lenmarker's report to have been
    balanced: "There are some serious opinions concerning the situation
    on the conflict as well as weighty positions and suggestions on the
    resolution of the conflict in the report. Azerbaijani side shares the
    opinion stated in the report regarding denouncing disintegration and
    separatism, importance of defending the rights of national minorities
    in the frame of the territorial integrity of the state, basing
    economical integration on the international norms and principles.
    European values. The rapporteurs' opinion that the separation of the
    South Caucasus countries is unacceptable is of special importance".

    The official of MFA stated that the author of the report Goran
    Lenmarker analyzing the matter of status gave preference to giving
    autonomy to the population of Nagorno Karabakh region obviously.
    "Azerbaijan shares this position. The report particularly stresses
    that, the occupation of territories is unacceptable, and it is
    necessary to liberate the occupied territories and sending the
    internally displaced persons to their homes. The rapporteur pays
    special attention to security matter and the restoration of
    communication lines. The future will depend on the restoration of
    successful peaceful relations, appearance of convenient atmosphere
    for the status of the population of Nagorno Karabakh, cooperation
    between Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of the region".

    According to Tahir Tagizade, the establishment of peace between the
    communities in Nagorno Karabakh, bilateral relationships, integration
    to Europe, development of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Armenia
    will play an important role in the future life of the both states and
    nations after the conflict. "Azerbaijan calls on to accelerate the
    process of resolution of the conflict in the frame of territorial
    integrity of states, on the international juridical norms and
    principles, by peaceful way. The constructive suggestions put forward
    by Azerbaijan and which are supported by prestigious international
    organizations during the negations are unambiguous proof to this".

    Goran Lenmarker told the press that, he presented Azerbaijan as the
    victim of occupation in his report. Lenmarker told that, "Armenia
    should comprehend this fact and liberate all the occupied territories
    and put an end to the occupation". MFA official stressed that there
    are three important nuances in Goran Lenmarker's report.

    Lenmarker stated that, international preventive forces should be
    formed and these forces should hold monitoring and guarantee security
    in Nagorno Karabakh and in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.

    Besides, Lenmarker acknowledged that, "the international community is
    not ready for giving independence to different regions in the
    territory and he stated the name of Nagorno Karabakh among them".

    T.Tagizade noted that fact concerning Azerbaijan's readiness to give
    Nagorno Karabakh the status of autonomy inside its borders in high
    level and on the basis of European experience was particularly
    stressed in report.

    Goran Lenmarker said that Azerbaijan should act in such way for
    Karabakh to feel the positive attitude towards itself. Azerbaijan
    should assure the population of Nagorno Karabakh that their rights
    will be defended by reliable and independent law system inside
    Azerbaijan.

    According to the rapporteur, the high level of autonomy requires a
    great deal of finance and this will be hard for the state budget of
    Azerbaijan.

    URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/19907.html
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