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  • BAKU: MP: Turkey's Inclusion In OSCE Minsk Group Proposed Due To Nec

    MP: TURKEY'S INCLUSION IN OSCE MINSK GROUP PROPOSED DUE TO NECESSITY

    Today
    May 2 2010
    Azerbaijan

    Turkey's inclusion in the OSCE Minsk Group was proposed because there
    was the need, member of the political council of Azerbaijani ruling
    party said.

    "Turkey has very important influence in the region. Co-chairmanship of
    this country in the OSCE Minsk Group is discussed periodically since
    the establishment of an institute of co-chairmen," political council
    member, deputy chairman of the Committee on Security and Defence of
    the Azerbaijani parliament Aydin Mirzazade told the website of New
    Azerbaijan Party.

    He said that according to the procedural rules, a staff of co-chairmen
    must be coordinated with Azerbaijani and Armenian sides.

    "Armenia's anti-Turkish position hampers the inclusion of a brotherly
    country in a staff of Co-Chairmen. But Turkey actively participates
    in the process though unofficially. It is impossible to exclude the
    Turkish factor in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem,"
    MP said.

    MP said that Turkey's position in connection with the conflict is
    the center of Azerbaijani society's attention. "Co-chairmanship was
    raised because of the need and desire for a rapid solving of the
    problem. But on the other hand, Turkey participates in this process,
    regardless of whether it is co-chairman or not. At the same time, the
    main aim is not only the co-chairmanship of Turkey, but also resolving
    of the conflict as a whole", deputy chairman of the committee said.

    Azerbaijani society encourages the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen to
    show activity and objectively assess the seriousness of the problem.

    "Unfortunately, except for the last few years, more than 10 years
    co-chairmen have demonstrated formal operation. We wasted time. But
    the time has come to solve this problem. Co-chairmen must carry out
    their tasks. Armenia should be called on to respect international
    legal norms," member of political council 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.
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