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Dec 10 2010
Azerbaijani official: Azerbaijan reserves right to liberate occupied
territories
by M. Aliyev, Trend News Agency, Baku, Azerbaijan
Dec. 10--EDITOR's NOTE: Official's quote added
Azerbaijan reserves the right to liberate the occupied territories in
accordance with international law, Azerbaijani First Deputy
Parliamentary Speaker Ziyafet Askerov said today.
"Azerbaijan's economy should be placed on wartime footing, especially
our industries,"he said.
Askerov chairs the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee.
The international community has once again proven its inability to
influence Armenia, he said, and Azerbaijan reserves the right to
liberate the occupied territories using economic or military means.
"You will be convinced of this in the coming months," he added.
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.
Askerov also accused the OSCE Minsk Group of inactivity.
According to the official, the group has confined itself to only
making statements. These statements are not followed by concrete
actions and have no power, he said.
From: A. Papazian
Dec 10 2010
Azerbaijani official: Azerbaijan reserves right to liberate occupied
territories
by M. Aliyev, Trend News Agency, Baku, Azerbaijan
Dec. 10--EDITOR's NOTE: Official's quote added
Azerbaijan reserves the right to liberate the occupied territories in
accordance with international law, Azerbaijani First Deputy
Parliamentary Speaker Ziyafet Askerov said today.
"Azerbaijan's economy should be placed on wartime footing, especially
our industries,"he said.
Askerov chairs the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee.
The international community has once again proven its inability to
influence Armenia, he said, and Azerbaijan reserves the right to
liberate the occupied territories using economic or military means.
"You will be convinced of this in the coming months," he added.
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.
Askerov also accused the OSCE Minsk Group of inactivity.
According to the official, the group has confined itself to only
making statements. These statements are not followed by concrete
actions and have no power, he said.
From: A. Papazian