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December 24, 2010 Friday 2:48 PM GMT +4
FM: Armenia should prepare people for inevitability of restoring
territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 24 / Trend E.Tariverdiyeva /
The fact that the Armenian Parliamentary Vice-Speaker focuses on the
UN Charter in resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict and appeals to it wins approve, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
spokesman Elkhan Polukhov told Trend. He commented on the statement
made by Armenian Parliamentary Vice-Speaker and member of the
Republican Party Samvel Nikoyan.
2010 was active from the point of the Karabakh settlement process,
Nikoyan said in an interview with Panorama.am summarizing the past
year.
"The negotiation process was continued, though not always with
significant results. I would like to note the statements made by
representatives of Russia, France and the United States at the OSCE
Astana summit and the five-sided statement signed at the summit. This
is the first document, which contains a clear reference to the UN
Charter, which noted the right of nations to self-determination not
only as a principle, but as a goal," he said.
The fact that the Armenian MP, certainly, is familiar with all the
contents of the UN Charter and, in particular, Chapter
5 entitled "Security Council" which clearly states in Article 24: "To
ensure prompt and effective action by the UN, its Members confer on
the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of
international peace and agree that in carrying out its duties under
this responsibility the Security Council acts on their behalf, " wins
approval, Polukhov said.
And further, Polukhov said, the Article 25 declared: "Members of the
United Nations agree, in accordance with the present Charter, to
comply with the Security Council decisions and fulfill them."
"In accordance with Nikoyan's logic, the Armenian side must
unconditionally submit the demands of the UN Charter and implement the
Security Councils' Resolutions 822, 853, 874 and 884 requiring the
withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces from occupied Azerbaijani
territories," Polukhov said. "Does Armenian deputy speaker need a
better explanation on this issue or the Armenian political elite
prefers half-hearted arguments out of context? "
In addition, it would be better for Nokoyan to re-read Article 51 of
Chapter 7, which reflects the inherent right of individual or
collective self-defense if an armed attack occurs against a Member of
the United Nations.
"Apparently, amid the international arena's increasing support to
Azerbaijan's just position in the resolution of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenian political
leaders have to frantically search for exculpatory arguments for their
own people, "he said.
"After all, how to explain to ordinary people, who have become
hostages of politics pursued by the Armenian authorities, the European
Parliament's "Resolution on the need to develop European Union
Strategy in the South Caucasus", which expresses demand for the
withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from the Azerbaijani occupied
territories, adopted in May, 2010 or Paragraph 34 of NATO's strategic
concept adopted in Lisbon, which clearly stated support for the
sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of States? "
Polukhov said.
And all of this, he said, took place on the background of the economic
situation worsening each day in Armenia and the growing power of
Azerbaijan.
Nikoyan would have better not to seek a legal justification of the
continuing occupation, but begin to prepare their voters to the
inevitability of restoring the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and
need for the withdrawal of the occupation troops from the neighboring
country for the peaceful resolution of this conflict.
"Just doing so, the economy of his country might withdraw from the
deep stagnation, and he will be able to fulfill promises to improve
the socio-economic situation of citizens, which he, as a deputy,
certainly gave to his voters," Polukhov 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 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
December 24, 2010 Friday 2:48 PM GMT +4
FM: Armenia should prepare people for inevitability of restoring
territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 24 / Trend E.Tariverdiyeva /
The fact that the Armenian Parliamentary Vice-Speaker focuses on the
UN Charter in resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict and appeals to it wins approve, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
spokesman Elkhan Polukhov told Trend. He commented on the statement
made by Armenian Parliamentary Vice-Speaker and member of the
Republican Party Samvel Nikoyan.
2010 was active from the point of the Karabakh settlement process,
Nikoyan said in an interview with Panorama.am summarizing the past
year.
"The negotiation process was continued, though not always with
significant results. I would like to note the statements made by
representatives of Russia, France and the United States at the OSCE
Astana summit and the five-sided statement signed at the summit. This
is the first document, which contains a clear reference to the UN
Charter, which noted the right of nations to self-determination not
only as a principle, but as a goal," he said.
The fact that the Armenian MP, certainly, is familiar with all the
contents of the UN Charter and, in particular, Chapter
5 entitled "Security Council" which clearly states in Article 24: "To
ensure prompt and effective action by the UN, its Members confer on
the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of
international peace and agree that in carrying out its duties under
this responsibility the Security Council acts on their behalf, " wins
approval, Polukhov said.
And further, Polukhov said, the Article 25 declared: "Members of the
United Nations agree, in accordance with the present Charter, to
comply with the Security Council decisions and fulfill them."
"In accordance with Nikoyan's logic, the Armenian side must
unconditionally submit the demands of the UN Charter and implement the
Security Councils' Resolutions 822, 853, 874 and 884 requiring the
withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces from occupied Azerbaijani
territories," Polukhov said. "Does Armenian deputy speaker need a
better explanation on this issue or the Armenian political elite
prefers half-hearted arguments out of context? "
In addition, it would be better for Nokoyan to re-read Article 51 of
Chapter 7, which reflects the inherent right of individual or
collective self-defense if an armed attack occurs against a Member of
the United Nations.
"Apparently, amid the international arena's increasing support to
Azerbaijan's just position in the resolution of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenian political
leaders have to frantically search for exculpatory arguments for their
own people, "he said.
"After all, how to explain to ordinary people, who have become
hostages of politics pursued by the Armenian authorities, the European
Parliament's "Resolution on the need to develop European Union
Strategy in the South Caucasus", which expresses demand for the
withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from the Azerbaijani occupied
territories, adopted in May, 2010 or Paragraph 34 of NATO's strategic
concept adopted in Lisbon, which clearly stated support for the
sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of States? "
Polukhov said.
And all of this, he said, took place on the background of the economic
situation worsening each day in Armenia and the growing power of
Azerbaijan.
Nikoyan would have better not to seek a legal justification of the
continuing occupation, but begin to prepare their voters to the
inevitability of restoring the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and
need for the withdrawal of the occupation troops from the neighboring
country for the peaceful resolution of this conflict.
"Just doing so, the economy of his country might withdraw from the
deep stagnation, and he will be able to fulfill promises to improve
the socio-economic situation of citizens, which he, as a deputy,
certainly gave to his voters," Polukhov 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 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