ANKARA: OSCE: End Armenian Settlement in Azeri Lands

[Torgomian Varazdat]

Anadolu Agency
March 19 2005

OSCE: End Armenian Settlement in Azeri Lands

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) called
for an end to the act of settling the Armenian population in the
Azerbaijani territory seized by the Armenians during the
Azerbaijan-Armenian war.

The report published by the OSCE Minsk Group initiated for the
purpose of solving the Azeri and Armenian conflict reveals that the
Armenian population has tried to settle "illegally" even in the Azeri
regions outside the Karadag (Montenegro) region where Armenians
dominate. Having reported the investigations conducted in the region
last month, officials of the Minsk Group noted that although the
Armenian administration has not actively pursued the policy of
population-relocation, the Montenegro Armenian administration is
intensely involved in these activities. The Armenian population is
reportedly being placed particularly in the Lacin region, which is
Azeri land between Montenegro and Armenia. Although the report calls
for an end to the continued Armenian settlement, no record was made
for the removal of those currently settled in the region.


Source: AA, 19 March 2005