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Today, Azerbaijan
Sept 17 2010
"Initiative to appoint UN Special Representative for Nagorno-Karabakh
must be welcomed"
17 September 2010 [11:45] - Today.Az
The initiative to appoint a UN Special Representative for
Nagorno-Karabakh must be welcomed the deputy speaker of the
Azerbaijani parliament and head of the parliamentary delegation to the
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Bahar Muradova, said in an interview with
the website of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party.
Even if the initiative does not replace the OSCE Minsk Group tasked
with finding a resolution to the Azerbaijan-Armenia territorial
dispute, the appointment may affect the activity of the group,
Muradova added.
The former Latvian president Vaira Vike-Freiberga, on a recnt visit to
Azerbaijan, proposed the appointment of UN Special Representative for
Nagorno-Karabakh in an interview. Muradova said that it was the UN
that gave the mandate to the OSCE Minsk Group to mediate settlement of
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"Despite the fact that the responsibility lies on the Minsk Group,
other international organizations have also declared about their
position to settle the conflict, adopt the relevant documents. We have
never doubted that the work in other areas, which may affect the
settlement of the conflict, is important. But some concerned people
argue that a positive result in the peace negotiations can be achieved
only with the participation of the Minsk Group. This is our consistent
position," she said.
Muradova said that Azerbaijan has made efforts to adopt various
documents by parliamentary assemblies in other international
organizations, including the UN General Assembly and has achieved it.
These efforts demonstrate our country's position.
"So, I appraise the words of the Latvian ex-president, a person who
has a specific position in the UN. If more international efforts and
initiatives of goodwill are made to resolve the problem, the
responsibility of the Minsk Group in fulfilling its responsibilities
and its efforts in advancing the process to resolve the problem will
increase. We saw this when we discussed the latest draft resolution
put forward by Azerbaijan. This project has caused concern and panic
from the Armenian side. Moreover, the fact of even greater
responsiveness and attentiveness of the organization, whose mission is
to advance the peace process negotiations, is in the center of
attention", Deputy Speaker said.
/Trend/
URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/73612.html
From: A. Papazian
Sept 17 2010
"Initiative to appoint UN Special Representative for Nagorno-Karabakh
must be welcomed"
17 September 2010 [11:45] - Today.Az
The initiative to appoint a UN Special Representative for
Nagorno-Karabakh must be welcomed the deputy speaker of the
Azerbaijani parliament and head of the parliamentary delegation to the
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Bahar Muradova, said in an interview with
the website of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party.
Even if the initiative does not replace the OSCE Minsk Group tasked
with finding a resolution to the Azerbaijan-Armenia territorial
dispute, the appointment may affect the activity of the group,
Muradova added.
The former Latvian president Vaira Vike-Freiberga, on a recnt visit to
Azerbaijan, proposed the appointment of UN Special Representative for
Nagorno-Karabakh in an interview. Muradova said that it was the UN
that gave the mandate to the OSCE Minsk Group to mediate settlement of
the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"Despite the fact that the responsibility lies on the Minsk Group,
other international organizations have also declared about their
position to settle the conflict, adopt the relevant documents. We have
never doubted that the work in other areas, which may affect the
settlement of the conflict, is important. But some concerned people
argue that a positive result in the peace negotiations can be achieved
only with the participation of the Minsk Group. This is our consistent
position," she said.
Muradova said that Azerbaijan has made efforts to adopt various
documents by parliamentary assemblies in other international
organizations, including the UN General Assembly and has achieved it.
These efforts demonstrate our country's position.
"So, I appraise the words of the Latvian ex-president, a person who
has a specific position in the UN. If more international efforts and
initiatives of goodwill are made to resolve the problem, the
responsibility of the Minsk Group in fulfilling its responsibilities
and its efforts in advancing the process to resolve the problem will
increase. We saw this when we discussed the latest draft resolution
put forward by Azerbaijan. This project has caused concern and panic
from the Armenian side. Moreover, the fact of even greater
responsiveness and attentiveness of the organization, whose mission is
to advance the peace process negotiations, is in the center of
attention", Deputy Speaker said.
/Trend/
URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/73612.html
From: A. Papazian