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NATO DEPUTY CHIEF URGES NEGOTIATED GARABAGH SETTLEMENT
AssA-Irada, Azerbaijan
July 4, 2006 Tuesday
NATO calls on both Azerbaijan and Armenia to seek a negotiated
settlement to the Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh conflict, its Assistant
Secretary General Jean Fournet has said. The dispute can be resolved
only in peace and all other means questioning this option should be
given up, he told a news conference in Baku on Tuesday.
We are interested in the continuation of talks. But we have no
intention to act as a part of the OSCE Minsk Group dealing with the
conflict. Asked of the alliances possible role in case the parties
strike an agreement, Fournet said this question could be answered
only after the actual peace accord is reached. The enforcement of
decisions passed by influential international organizations has been
in public domain of late. Particularly alarming is the fact that the
UN Security Councils four resolutions on the unconditional withdrawal
of Armenian armed forces from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan
have not been implemented yet. Fournet said the issue should not be
addressed by NATO proper. He said all decisions in the alliance are
made based on a consensus and are definitely enforced. Fournet said
he is not inclined to talk of other organizations in this respect but
added that all of their decisions should be properly executed. The
NATO official avoided commenting on the fact that 20% of Azerbaijans
territories are under occupation. Although he repeatedly stated
that the alliance is committed to fighting terror, he failed to put
forth a firm stance concerning Armenias committing an act of terror
against its neighbor. Fournet hinted, however, that NATO has no plans
to eliminate the aftermath of the Armenian terror, adding that the
organization intends only to jointly struggle against emerging threats.
AssA-Irada, Azerbaijan
July 4, 2006 Tuesday
NATO calls on both Azerbaijan and Armenia to seek a negotiated
settlement to the Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh conflict, its Assistant
Secretary General Jean Fournet has said. The dispute can be resolved
only in peace and all other means questioning this option should be
given up, he told a news conference in Baku on Tuesday.
We are interested in the continuation of talks. But we have no
intention to act as a part of the OSCE Minsk Group dealing with the
conflict. Asked of the alliances possible role in case the parties
strike an agreement, Fournet said this question could be answered
only after the actual peace accord is reached. The enforcement of
decisions passed by influential international organizations has been
in public domain of late. Particularly alarming is the fact that the
UN Security Councils four resolutions on the unconditional withdrawal
of Armenian armed forces from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan
have not been implemented yet. Fournet said the issue should not be
addressed by NATO proper. He said all decisions in the alliance are
made based on a consensus and are definitely enforced. Fournet said
he is not inclined to talk of other organizations in this respect but
added that all of their decisions should be properly executed. The
NATO official avoided commenting on the fact that 20% of Azerbaijans
territories are under occupation. Although he repeatedly stated
that the alliance is committed to fighting terror, he failed to put
forth a firm stance concerning Armenias committing an act of terror
against its neighbor. Fournet hinted, however, that NATO has no plans
to eliminate the aftermath of the Armenian terror, adding that the
organization intends only to jointly struggle against emerging threats.