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    NOVRUZ MAMMADOV: "OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIR COUNTRIES SHOULD CLARIFY THEIR POSITIONS"

    Azeri Press Agency
    March 17 2008
    Azerbaijan

    Baku. Lachin Sultanova - APA. "Even putting the resolution on
    Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan to the vote in the UN General
    Assembly is important issue for Azerbaijan" said Novruz Mammadov,
    head of foreign relations department of the President's Office in an
    exclusive interview with APA.

    He called the resolution as an important document."UN General
    Assembly reaffirmed and supported the territorial integrity of
    Azerbaijan, recognized the fact of occupation of Azerbaijan's
    territories and demanded Armenia to withdraw its armed forces from
    the Azerbaijani lands immediately. This resolution has an important
    political and legal significance. It passed a decision based on the
    previous resolutions of the UN Security Council and decisions of
    other international organizations and especially underlined that
    territorial integrity of Azerbaijan should be restored within the
    norms and principles of international law. Meanwhile, the OSCE Minsk
    Group co-chair countries should clarify their positions. They have
    to make it clear why leaders of those countries periodically state
    that they recognize the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, but when
    this issue comes to agenda their representatives to UN take different
    positions. Voting on the resolution gives a chance to Azerbaijan to
    make differences between friends and foes. I think there is no need
    to hurry. It is principal that Azerbaijan took successful diplomatic
    step and achieved the adoption of necessary resolution". N. Mammadov
    said 39 countries voted in favor of the resolution: "Support of 39
    countries for this resolution confirmed Armenian isolation in this
    issue, Angola and Vanuatu supported Armenia. US, France and Russia
    should have their own reasons, but their contrary position toward
    the resolution is regrettable. They forced us to think about whether
    representatives of these countries are really trying for fair solution
    of the conflict or not?"
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