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BAKU CONCERNED AT ITALIAN SCULPTORS' VISIT TO KARABAKH
news.az
Aug 1, 2011
Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry is looking into a visit by a group
of Italian sculptors to Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Italian sculptors are reported to have taken part in a symposium,
Akop Gurdjan, held in Nagorno-Karabakh on 17 to 28 July.
The Foreign Ministry has asked the Azerbaijani embassy in Italy to
study the reports, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Elkhan Polukhov said.
Visits to the Azerbaijani territory of Nagorno-Karabakh are technically
illegal without permission from Baku. In practice, many people visit
the breakaway territory.
The symposium was held in the city of Shusha, which is seen by many
Azerbaijanis as the cradle of their culture.
Many buildings in Shusha were badly damaged during the war over
Karabakh, while others have fallen into disrepair as their original
Azerbaijani occupants were forced to flee in 1992.
Professors from different Italian universities - Giuseppe Giovanni
Del Debbio, Francesco Roviello, Roberto Giovanelli, Luciano Pretty
and Francesco Gallo - are reported to have expressed willingness
to cooperate with the de facto authorities in the Karabakh city of
Shusha on the reconstruction of ruined buildings.
The de facto authorities are to submit packages of the most important
construction projects to Italian experts.
In recent years, Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has declared personae
non gratae foreigners who visit Nagorno-Karabakh without Baku's
permission.
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh began in 1988 when Armenia
made claims on the Azerbaijani territory. Armenian armed forces
occupied a swathe of Azerbaijani territory from 1992, including the
Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. Despite a
ceasefire in 1994, no long-term peace agreement has been reached.
The nub of the conflict remains unresolved - the competing claims of
territorial integrity, which Azerbaijan insists takes precedence in
the case of Karabakh, and self-determination, which Armenia wants to
see for the Armenians of Karabakh.
News.Az
news.az
Aug 1, 2011
Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry is looking into a visit by a group
of Italian sculptors to Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Italian sculptors are reported to have taken part in a symposium,
Akop Gurdjan, held in Nagorno-Karabakh on 17 to 28 July.
The Foreign Ministry has asked the Azerbaijani embassy in Italy to
study the reports, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Elkhan Polukhov said.
Visits to the Azerbaijani territory of Nagorno-Karabakh are technically
illegal without permission from Baku. In practice, many people visit
the breakaway territory.
The symposium was held in the city of Shusha, which is seen by many
Azerbaijanis as the cradle of their culture.
Many buildings in Shusha were badly damaged during the war over
Karabakh, while others have fallen into disrepair as their original
Azerbaijani occupants were forced to flee in 1992.
Professors from different Italian universities - Giuseppe Giovanni
Del Debbio, Francesco Roviello, Roberto Giovanelli, Luciano Pretty
and Francesco Gallo - are reported to have expressed willingness
to cooperate with the de facto authorities in the Karabakh city of
Shusha on the reconstruction of ruined buildings.
The de facto authorities are to submit packages of the most important
construction projects to Italian experts.
In recent years, Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has declared personae
non gratae foreigners who visit Nagorno-Karabakh without Baku's
permission.
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh began in 1988 when Armenia
made claims on the Azerbaijani territory. Armenian armed forces
occupied a swathe of Azerbaijani territory from 1992, including the
Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. Despite a
ceasefire in 1994, no long-term peace agreement has been reached.
The nub of the conflict remains unresolved - the competing claims of
territorial integrity, which Azerbaijan insists takes precedence in
the case of Karabakh, and self-determination, which Armenia wants to
see for the Armenians of Karabakh.
News.Az