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AZERBAIJAN RAISES ARMENIAN ARMY'S ROLE IN KARABAKH AT UN
news.az
Aug 19 2010
Azerbaijan
Armenia is in effect in military control of Nagorno-Karabakh and the
other occupied districts of Azerbaijan, Baku has said in a letter to
the UN.
The letter was sent by Azerbaijan's charge d'affaires at the UN,
Tofig Musayev, to the UN General Assembly and secretary general,
the UN information centre told APA's Washington DC correspondent.
The letter refers to two incidents on 16 and 28 July in which officers
and conscripts from Armenia died at military bases in Nagorno-Karabakh.
These two incidents are just a drop in the ocean, Musayev said. They
"demonstrate clearly that, despite Yerevan's attempts to disguise
the direct involvement of the armed forces of Armenia in the military
hostilities against Azerbaijan and the presence of these forces in the
latter's occupied areas, Armenia is in practice exercising effective
military control of these territories".
The letter states that the UN itself and many other international
bodies, such as the European Parliament, have recognized Azerbaijan's
territorial integrity which highlights the illegality of Armenia's
actions.
Tofig Musayev asked the UN to accept the letter as part of the agenda
of the 65th UN General Assembly, which begins on 14 September.
The provisional agenda for the session includes items on "Protracted
conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international
peace, security and development" and "The situation in the occupied
territories of Azerbaijan".
The UN notes, however, that both items remain on the agenda of last
year's 64th General Assembly and their inclusion in the provisional
agenda of the 65th session is subject to any action the assembly
might take.
The UN information centre said that the Azerbaijani letter had already
been accepted by the secretary-general's office and added to the
General Assembly agenda as a document for consideration.
The Azerbaijani mission has also sent the letter to national
delegations at the UN.
From: A. Papazian
news.az
Aug 19 2010
Azerbaijan
Armenia is in effect in military control of Nagorno-Karabakh and the
other occupied districts of Azerbaijan, Baku has said in a letter to
the UN.
The letter was sent by Azerbaijan's charge d'affaires at the UN,
Tofig Musayev, to the UN General Assembly and secretary general,
the UN information centre told APA's Washington DC correspondent.
The letter refers to two incidents on 16 and 28 July in which officers
and conscripts from Armenia died at military bases in Nagorno-Karabakh.
These two incidents are just a drop in the ocean, Musayev said. They
"demonstrate clearly that, despite Yerevan's attempts to disguise
the direct involvement of the armed forces of Armenia in the military
hostilities against Azerbaijan and the presence of these forces in the
latter's occupied areas, Armenia is in practice exercising effective
military control of these territories".
The letter states that the UN itself and many other international
bodies, such as the European Parliament, have recognized Azerbaijan's
territorial integrity which highlights the illegality of Armenia's
actions.
Tofig Musayev asked the UN to accept the letter as part of the agenda
of the 65th UN General Assembly, which begins on 14 September.
The provisional agenda for the session includes items on "Protracted
conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international
peace, security and development" and "The situation in the occupied
territories of Azerbaijan".
The UN notes, however, that both items remain on the agenda of last
year's 64th General Assembly and their inclusion in the provisional
agenda of the 65th session is subject to any action the assembly
might take.
The UN information centre said that the Azerbaijani letter had already
been accepted by the secretary-general's office and added to the
General Assembly agenda as a document for consideration.
The Azerbaijani mission has also sent the letter to national
delegations at the UN.
From: A. Papazian