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AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER SUPPORTS APPOINTMENT OF UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT
M.Aliyev
Trend
Sept 14 2010
Azerbaijan
The speaker of the Azerbaijan parliament Ogtay Asadov said he supports
the appointment of a special representative of the UN Secretary-General
for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Such an appointment was proposed
by former Latvian president Vaira Vike-Freiberga during a visit to
the region this week.
During a meeting with Vike-Freiberga, Asadov said that UN resolutions
on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is very important
for Azerbaijan, the parliamentary press service told Trend.
The UN must appoint a special representative for the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Vaira Vike-Freiberga,
the president of Latvia from 1999 to 2007 and special envoy to the
UN Secretary General and Vice-Chairman of the Group of Experts on
the long-term development of the European Union, earlier told media
in Baku.
She said that the appointment of a special representative could
accelerate the settlement of the conflict.
"However, we consider that some reforms should be carried out at
this authoritative international organization [the UN], which is the
guarantor of peace and security in the world. This is because [it]
should not stay silent over ignorance [shown by] the occupier Armenia
of UN decisions and resolutions," Asadov 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 seven 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 UN Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
From: A. Papazian
M.Aliyev
Trend
Sept 14 2010
Azerbaijan
The speaker of the Azerbaijan parliament Ogtay Asadov said he supports
the appointment of a special representative of the UN Secretary-General
for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Such an appointment was proposed
by former Latvian president Vaira Vike-Freiberga during a visit to
the region this week.
During a meeting with Vike-Freiberga, Asadov said that UN resolutions
on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is very important
for Azerbaijan, the parliamentary press service told Trend.
The UN must appoint a special representative for the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Vaira Vike-Freiberga,
the president of Latvia from 1999 to 2007 and special envoy to the
UN Secretary General and Vice-Chairman of the Group of Experts on
the long-term development of the European Union, earlier told media
in Baku.
She said that the appointment of a special representative could
accelerate the settlement of the conflict.
"However, we consider that some reforms should be carried out at
this authoritative international organization [the UN], which is the
guarantor of peace and security in the world. This is because [it]
should not stay silent over ignorance [shown by] the occupier Armenia
of UN decisions and resolutions," Asadov 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 seven 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 UN Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
From: A. Papazian