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ALIYEV LAUDS MUSLIM WORLD FOR KARABAKH SUPPORT
Armenialiberty.org
Aug 10, 2011
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday again commended
Muslim countries for lending unconditional support to Azerbaijan in
the unresolved conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Aliyev was cited by his office as telling the Baku-based ambassadors
of Islamic states that the Azerbaijani government continues to enjoy
that backing.
He recalled their decisive role in the passage by the General Assembly
in 2008 of a resolution on the Karabakh dispute that was rejected
by Armenia.
The non-binding resolution referred to Karabakh as an internationally
recognized part of Azerbaijan and demanded an "immediate, complete
and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian forces" from occupied
Azerbaijani lands.
Only 39 UN member states, most of them having predominantly Muslim
populations, voted for that document, while over 150 other nations
abstained or did not vote at all. The United States, Russia and France,
the three co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, voted against.
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has likewise
repeatedly accused Armenia of unleashing aggression against
Azerbaijan. The foreign ministers of OIC member states most recently
did so in September last year.
Speaking on behalf of the diplomats, Uzbekistan's ambassador to
Azerbaijan, Ismatillah Ergashev, was reported to reaffirm this stance.
"The diplomat pointed out that Muslim countries will continue to
support the just position of Azerbaijan on the Armenian-Azerbaijani
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," Aliyev's office said in a statement.
The statement also quoted the Azerbaijani leader as calling for greater
"Islamic solidarity" and a "higher level of mutual support."
From: Baghdasarian
Armenialiberty.org
Aug 10, 2011
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday again commended
Muslim countries for lending unconditional support to Azerbaijan in
the unresolved conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Aliyev was cited by his office as telling the Baku-based ambassadors
of Islamic states that the Azerbaijani government continues to enjoy
that backing.
He recalled their decisive role in the passage by the General Assembly
in 2008 of a resolution on the Karabakh dispute that was rejected
by Armenia.
The non-binding resolution referred to Karabakh as an internationally
recognized part of Azerbaijan and demanded an "immediate, complete
and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian forces" from occupied
Azerbaijani lands.
Only 39 UN member states, most of them having predominantly Muslim
populations, voted for that document, while over 150 other nations
abstained or did not vote at all. The United States, Russia and France,
the three co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, voted against.
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has likewise
repeatedly accused Armenia of unleashing aggression against
Azerbaijan. The foreign ministers of OIC member states most recently
did so in September last year.
Speaking on behalf of the diplomats, Uzbekistan's ambassador to
Azerbaijan, Ismatillah Ergashev, was reported to reaffirm this stance.
"The diplomat pointed out that Muslim countries will continue to
support the just position of Azerbaijan on the Armenian-Azerbaijani
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," Aliyev's office said in a statement.
The statement also quoted the Azerbaijani leader as calling for greater
"Islamic solidarity" and a "higher level of mutual support."
From: Baghdasarian