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BAKU: NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED THIS YEAR DUE TO ARMENIA'S NON-CONSTRUCTIVE POSITION
Trend
Dec 21 2010
Azerbaijan
Baku sees Armenia's non-constructive position as the reason why the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was not resolved in 2010.
"The talks held in 2010, as in previous years, showed that
Armenia's non-constructive position and Yerevan's non-willingness
to solve the problem are the reasons for the non-resolution of
the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," Azerbaijani
Presidential Administration Social and Political Department head Ali
Hasanov said in an interview with Trend. By sending the president to
resignation and having shootings in parliament, Armenia wants to keep
the status quo in the talks, he added.
Hasanov said prior to the OSCE Astana summit, it was obvious that
Armenia would not move toward a more non-constructive position. Thus,
for Azerbaijan, the summit was a tool for bringing its position to the
international community's attention and to show Yerevan's true face.
"Armenia must either continue its aggressive policy and violate
international norms, and thus bring itself to the edge, or to create
normal relations with Azerbaijan and other countries and reject its
territorial claims," he said. "In 2009, the failure of the Zurich
agreement, which was reached between Armenia and Turkey with the
support of several countries, affirmed to everyone that Azerbaijan is
a strong state pursuing an independent policy, and that the country
has a decisive influence in regional processes and it is impossible
to realize any international initiative or interstate project in the
region without considering Azerbaijan's interests."
Hasanov stressed that Armenia will not be allowed to enter regional
cooperation or economic integration projects until the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict resolved.
"The reality is that, today, Azerbaijan is a strong and dynamically
developing country, which relies on its resources," he said. "Armenia
has been left out of transnational communications initiatives and
lives on the handouts of other countries and humanitarian assistance.
Today, Azerbaijan's military budget is $3.1 billion, while Armenia's
state budget is $2.36 billion. In my opinion, this comparison clearly
shows everything"
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 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
From: A. Papazian
Trend
Dec 21 2010
Azerbaijan
Baku sees Armenia's non-constructive position as the reason why the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was not resolved in 2010.
"The talks held in 2010, as in previous years, showed that
Armenia's non-constructive position and Yerevan's non-willingness
to solve the problem are the reasons for the non-resolution of
the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," Azerbaijani
Presidential Administration Social and Political Department head Ali
Hasanov said in an interview with Trend. By sending the president to
resignation and having shootings in parliament, Armenia wants to keep
the status quo in the talks, he added.
Hasanov said prior to the OSCE Astana summit, it was obvious that
Armenia would not move toward a more non-constructive position. Thus,
for Azerbaijan, the summit was a tool for bringing its position to the
international community's attention and to show Yerevan's true face.
"Armenia must either continue its aggressive policy and violate
international norms, and thus bring itself to the edge, or to create
normal relations with Azerbaijan and other countries and reject its
territorial claims," he said. "In 2009, the failure of the Zurich
agreement, which was reached between Armenia and Turkey with the
support of several countries, affirmed to everyone that Azerbaijan is
a strong state pursuing an independent policy, and that the country
has a decisive influence in regional processes and it is impossible
to realize any international initiative or interstate project in the
region without considering Azerbaijan's interests."
Hasanov stressed that Armenia will not be allowed to enter regional
cooperation or economic integration projects until the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict resolved.
"The reality is that, today, Azerbaijan is a strong and dynamically
developing country, which relies on its resources," he said. "Armenia
has been left out of transnational communications initiatives and
lives on the handouts of other countries and humanitarian assistance.
Today, Azerbaijan's military budget is $3.1 billion, while Armenia's
state budget is $2.36 billion. In my opinion, this comparison clearly
shows everything"
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 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
From: A. Papazian