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    MAMMADYAROV MUST HAVE "FORGOTTEN" WHICH REPUBLIC PRESENT-DAY AZERBAIJAN WAS A LEGAL SUCCESSOR TO

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    October 22, 2010 - 16:37 AMT 11:37 GMT

    Armenia's recognizing Nagorno Karabakh independence will be a major
    mistake from international law viewpoint, Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister
    Elmar Mammadyarov said.

    During the 1st Annual Symposium of International Relations Specialists
    in Baku, he stated that "international law refers to a certain border
    when recognition of independence is on agenda."

    "The UN recognized Azerbaijan's independence within the borders of
    former Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, with Nagorno Karabakh as
    a part of Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. Within the borders
    recognized by the international community, Azerbaijan joined UN,
    OSCE, CoE and other organizations. Armenians' statements that Nagorno
    Karabakh has never been a part of Azerbaijan are untrue," 1news.az
    cited him as saying.

    Mammadyarov must have forgotten that after the collapse of the Soviet
    Union, Azerbaijan announced itself as a legal successor to Azerbaijan
    Democratic Republic, but not to Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.

    Specifically, Article 2 of Constitutional Act of Azerbaijan Republic
    on independent statehood of Azerbaijan Republic says, "Azerbaijan
    Republic is a legal successor of the Azerbaijan Republic dating back




    From: A. Papazian
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