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UN resolution calls conduct an environmental operation to suppress the fires
in the affected territories
08.09.2006 18:00
Anush Dashtents
"Radiolur"
According to the statement issued by RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
in its 60th session the UN General Assembly adopted the draft
resolution initiated by Azerbaijan titled "The situation on the
occupied territories of Azerbaijan."
Being seriously concerned with the fires at the contact line, UN
General Assembly decided "urgently conduct an environmental operation
to suppress the fires in the affected territories and to overcome
their detrimental consequences."
The Assembly took as a basis the intention of the OSCE o send
a fact-finding mission and welcomed the parties' willingness to
cooperate for this purpose.
Speaking on behalf of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, US representative
Alexandro Wolf said that "the Russian Federation, France, and the
United States of America, as the Co-Chair countries of the Organization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Minsk Group, remain committed
to promoting a peaceful, negotiated resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict. It should be noted also that without violating the consensus,
the Armenian delegation did no join the resolution.
Now let's present a little of prehistory. Despite the fact that the
UN has adopted four resolutions on Nagorno Karabakh, it has never
been engaged in the negotiations. This factor, however, does not
keep Azerbaijan from the attempts to transfer the issues related or
not related to the conflict settlement to the agenda of the General
Assembly. This was the case particularly in the fall of 2004, when
due to a serious diplomatic work, the report titled "The situation
on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan" was included in the agenda
of the General Assembly.
To remind, Azeri authorities were assuring that official Yerevan
is leading a policy of resettlement on the territories under the
control of Karabakh forces. Armenia threatened that it would leave
the negotiations if the UN yielded to the pressure of Azerbaijan. The
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries found a balanced way out of the
crisis. Azerbaijan had to refuse from insisting on the discussion
of the Karabakh issue in the UN. Instead, Yerevan and Stepanakert
were to agree to allow the OSCE fact-finding mission to visit the
territories under NKR control.
Most probably, another OSCE fact-finding mission will arrive in
the conflict zone, this time to investigate the case of fires. A
it is known, because of the unprecedented heat this summer, fires
occurred at the contact line, as well as on some territories under
the control of Azerbaijan and Karabakh, and Baku insists that this
is the intentional activity of Armenia.
According to the MFA statement, Armenia's Permanent Representative
to the UN Armen Martirosyan decalared at the plenary session of the
UN General Assembly that Armenia was surprised with the presentation
of the draft to the UN: " The authorities of Nagorno Karabagh had
already accepted this proposal, and Armenia was certainly ready
to use its good offices to facilitate such a mission. It was our
understanding that Azerbaijan had also agreed. Given all this, it was
surprising to see a draft resolution circulating at the UN on this
same issue, especially since it called for a parallel mission under
the UN auspices." According to the Armenian diplomat, this approach
is unacceptable and pursues political objectives. This is the reason
why Armenia did not join the resolution.
Today acting press secretary of the MFA Vladimir Karapetyan commented
on the situation for "Radiolur." In response to the question that
Armenia did not join the resolution because it is not that pleasant
for Yerevan and Stepanakert, Vladimir Karapetyan said, "Armenia
dd not join because the title of the resolution is not acceptable
for Armenia. Meantime, its content has already become acceptable
in the result of the negotiations and the core of it is that the UN
declares its support for the OSCE mission, leaving the primary role
to the OSCE."
in the affected territories
08.09.2006 18:00
Anush Dashtents
"Radiolur"
According to the statement issued by RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
in its 60th session the UN General Assembly adopted the draft
resolution initiated by Azerbaijan titled "The situation on the
occupied territories of Azerbaijan."
Being seriously concerned with the fires at the contact line, UN
General Assembly decided "urgently conduct an environmental operation
to suppress the fires in the affected territories and to overcome
their detrimental consequences."
The Assembly took as a basis the intention of the OSCE o send
a fact-finding mission and welcomed the parties' willingness to
cooperate for this purpose.
Speaking on behalf of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, US representative
Alexandro Wolf said that "the Russian Federation, France, and the
United States of America, as the Co-Chair countries of the Organization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Minsk Group, remain committed
to promoting a peaceful, negotiated resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict. It should be noted also that without violating the consensus,
the Armenian delegation did no join the resolution.
Now let's present a little of prehistory. Despite the fact that the
UN has adopted four resolutions on Nagorno Karabakh, it has never
been engaged in the negotiations. This factor, however, does not
keep Azerbaijan from the attempts to transfer the issues related or
not related to the conflict settlement to the agenda of the General
Assembly. This was the case particularly in the fall of 2004, when
due to a serious diplomatic work, the report titled "The situation
on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan" was included in the agenda
of the General Assembly.
To remind, Azeri authorities were assuring that official Yerevan
is leading a policy of resettlement on the territories under the
control of Karabakh forces. Armenia threatened that it would leave
the negotiations if the UN yielded to the pressure of Azerbaijan. The
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries found a balanced way out of the
crisis. Azerbaijan had to refuse from insisting on the discussion
of the Karabakh issue in the UN. Instead, Yerevan and Stepanakert
were to agree to allow the OSCE fact-finding mission to visit the
territories under NKR control.
Most probably, another OSCE fact-finding mission will arrive in
the conflict zone, this time to investigate the case of fires. A
it is known, because of the unprecedented heat this summer, fires
occurred at the contact line, as well as on some territories under
the control of Azerbaijan and Karabakh, and Baku insists that this
is the intentional activity of Armenia.
According to the MFA statement, Armenia's Permanent Representative
to the UN Armen Martirosyan decalared at the plenary session of the
UN General Assembly that Armenia was surprised with the presentation
of the draft to the UN: " The authorities of Nagorno Karabagh had
already accepted this proposal, and Armenia was certainly ready
to use its good offices to facilitate such a mission. It was our
understanding that Azerbaijan had also agreed. Given all this, it was
surprising to see a draft resolution circulating at the UN on this
same issue, especially since it called for a parallel mission under
the UN auspices." According to the Armenian diplomat, this approach
is unacceptable and pursues political objectives. This is the reason
why Armenia did not join the resolution.
Today acting press secretary of the MFA Vladimir Karapetyan commented
on the situation for "Radiolur." In response to the question that
Armenia did not join the resolution because it is not that pleasant
for Yerevan and Stepanakert, Vladimir Karapetyan said, "Armenia
dd not join because the title of the resolution is not acceptable
for Armenia. Meantime, its content has already become acceptable
in the result of the negotiations and the core of it is that the UN
declares its support for the OSCE mission, leaving the primary role
to the OSCE."