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HEAD OF AZERBAIJANI COMMUNITY: ARMENIANS BUILD AIRPORT IN NAGORNO KARABAKH FOR AZERBAIJANIS
by M.Aliyev
Trend
Dec 8 2010
Azerbaijan
Dec. 07--Head of the Azerbaijani Community in Nagorno-Karabakh Bayram
Safarov said Armenians are building an airport in Nagorno Karabakh
for Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijani people.
"The world has repeatedly stated that it recognizes the territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan and supports it," Safarov told journalists.
"We have built a lot for them and they are using it. Armenia cannot
build an airport meeting Azerbaijani standards. We will return to
our lands and repair this airport once again."
Armenian media reported that an airport under construction in Khankendi
will be commissioned in May 2011. The airport's passenger terminal
is ready.
According to the information, the equipment used in construction
was ordered and delivered from various countries. The separatist
government claims that the airport will make its first flights on
the Yerevan-Khankendi-Yerevan route. Later, it is expected to expand
its flights.
Regarding rumors that the airport will carry out international flights,
Safarov said the territory lacks the necessary space to construct an
international airport.
"We lived there and we know that it is a mountainous area, and
the climate also does not allow for the building of international
airports," Safarov said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group -- Russia, France, and the United
States -- are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding
regions.
From: A. Papazian
by M.Aliyev
Trend
Dec 8 2010
Azerbaijan
Dec. 07--Head of the Azerbaijani Community in Nagorno-Karabakh Bayram
Safarov said Armenians are building an airport in Nagorno Karabakh
for Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijani people.
"The world has repeatedly stated that it recognizes the territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan and supports it," Safarov told journalists.
"We have built a lot for them and they are using it. Armenia cannot
build an airport meeting Azerbaijani standards. We will return to
our lands and repair this airport once again."
Armenian media reported that an airport under construction in Khankendi
will be commissioned in May 2011. The airport's passenger terminal
is ready.
According to the information, the equipment used in construction
was ordered and delivered from various countries. The separatist
government claims that the airport will make its first flights on
the Yerevan-Khankendi-Yerevan route. Later, it is expected to expand
its flights.
Regarding rumors that the airport will carry out international flights,
Safarov said the territory lacks the necessary space to construct an
international airport.
"We lived there and we know that it is a mountainous area, and
the climate also does not allow for the building of international
airports," Safarov said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group -- Russia, France, and the United
States -- are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding
regions.
From: A. Papazian