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KOSOVO CAN NOT BE PRECEDENT FOR SETTLEMENT OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT: PRESIDENT OF NATO PA
Trend News Agency
March 5 2008
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, 5 March / corr. TrendNews I. Alizadeh/ There is no
any similarities between Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Kosovo, and both
of them are totally different conflicts, therefore, introduction of
same principles in this regard is quite impossible. "Kosovo can not be
precedent for the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," Jose Lelo,
the President of the NATO Parliament Assembly, said on 5 March in
his meeting with Ogtay Asadov, the chairman of Azerbaijani parliament.
On 17 Feb, Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia. The official
Belgrade is not going to recognize Kosovo's independence. Several
countries including US, Great Britain, Germany, France and Turkey
have already recognized its independence. But Russia, Spain, China,
Greece and Georgia support Belgrade's position. Azerbaijan does not
support Kosovo's independence as well.
In 1988, the conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus
began due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since
1992, Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of Azerbaijan including
the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven surrounding districts. In
1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement at which
time the active hostilities ended. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk
Group ( Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding peaceful
negotiations.
Lelo said that NATO supports the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict within the international law.
Asadov said that Azerbaijan will take relevant measures to solve
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by peaceful means. " Armenia does not attach
importance to the decisions and resolutions of the Parliament Assembly
of the Council of Europe and UN on the unconditional withdrawal of
Armenian armed forces from Karabakh," Asadov said.
He said that Azerbaijan wishes to solve the conflict honorably within
the international law.
Asadov said that Azerbaijan attaches great importance to the
strengthening of relations with the authoritative international
organizations including NATO. "One of the directions of our
foreign policy is the integration with NATO," he said. Azerbaijan is
strengthening its position in the system of Energy Security of Europe,
he said.
Trend News Agency
March 5 2008
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, 5 March / corr. TrendNews I. Alizadeh/ There is no
any similarities between Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Kosovo, and both
of them are totally different conflicts, therefore, introduction of
same principles in this regard is quite impossible. "Kosovo can not be
precedent for the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," Jose Lelo,
the President of the NATO Parliament Assembly, said on 5 March in
his meeting with Ogtay Asadov, the chairman of Azerbaijani parliament.
On 17 Feb, Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia. The official
Belgrade is not going to recognize Kosovo's independence. Several
countries including US, Great Britain, Germany, France and Turkey
have already recognized its independence. But Russia, Spain, China,
Greece and Georgia support Belgrade's position. Azerbaijan does not
support Kosovo's independence as well.
In 1988, the conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus
began due to Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since
1992, Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of Azerbaijan including
the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven surrounding districts. In
1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement at which
time the active hostilities ended. The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk
Group ( Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding peaceful
negotiations.
Lelo said that NATO supports the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict within the international law.
Asadov said that Azerbaijan will take relevant measures to solve
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by peaceful means. " Armenia does not attach
importance to the decisions and resolutions of the Parliament Assembly
of the Council of Europe and UN on the unconditional withdrawal of
Armenian armed forces from Karabakh," Asadov said.
He said that Azerbaijan wishes to solve the conflict honorably within
the international law.
Asadov said that Azerbaijan attaches great importance to the
strengthening of relations with the authoritative international
organizations including NATO. "One of the directions of our
foreign policy is the integration with NATO," he said. Azerbaijan is
strengthening its position in the system of Energy Security of Europe,
he said.