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AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENT DEPUTY SPEAKER: ARMENIA ONCE AGAIN DEMONSTRATES UNCONSTRUCTIVE POSITION
Journal of Turkish Weekly
July 20 2010
The Armenian side has once again demonstrated the unconstructive
position. It sufficiently diminished the significance of the meeting,
Deputy Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament, the head of the
Azerbaijani delegation to the OSCE Bahar Muradova told the website
of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party.
"The issue is on the agenda within the meeting and the statement of
Foreign Ministers of co-chairing countries concerning this issue are
the positive effects," Muradova said.
A meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers Elmar
Mammadyarov and Edward Nalbandian was held as part of the informal
summit of the OSCE member-states in Almaty July 17.
Muradova said that there were great expectations from the meeting of
Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministries in Almaty.
"A long way was passed in connection with the peaceful settlement of
the conflict up to now. This meeting was also held within the meeting
of Foreign Ministers of OSCE member-states. All these factors increased
the importance of this meeting", she 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 resolutions
on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the occupied
territories.
From: A. Papazian
Journal of Turkish Weekly
July 20 2010
The Armenian side has once again demonstrated the unconstructive
position. It sufficiently diminished the significance of the meeting,
Deputy Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament, the head of the
Azerbaijani delegation to the OSCE Bahar Muradova told the website
of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party.
"The issue is on the agenda within the meeting and the statement of
Foreign Ministers of co-chairing countries concerning this issue are
the positive effects," Muradova said.
A meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers Elmar
Mammadyarov and Edward Nalbandian was held as part of the informal
summit of the OSCE member-states in Almaty July 17.
Muradova said that there were great expectations from the meeting of
Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministries in Almaty.
"A long way was passed in connection with the peaceful settlement of
the conflict up to now. This meeting was also held within the meeting
of Foreign Ministers of OSCE member-states. All these factors increased
the importance of this meeting", she 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 resolutions
on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the occupied
territories.
From: A. Papazian