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AZERBAIJANI FM: IT'S PITY THAT FRENCH DEPUTIES RUN BY ARMENIAN LOBBY
E.Tariverdiyeva
Trend
Aug 24, 2011
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan welcomes French Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bernard Valero's
statement on that the French MPs' illegal visit to the Azerbaijani
territories occupied by Armenia does not commit Paris to anything and
does not change its position, First Secretary of the Foreign Ministry
Spokesman Elman Abdullayev told Trend today.
"It is pity that members of the French National Assembly headed by Guy
Tessier, pursuing selfish interests, have run by the Armenian lobby,"
Abdullayev said.
He said it is sad that the representatives of France, a country that
is an example of respect for the international law and the laws,
committed illegal actions by visiting the Azerbaijani territories
occupied by Armenia without informing Baku.
Earlier, several media outlets reported that French MPs Guy Teissier,
Jacques Remile, Georges Colombier and Valerie Boyer have visited
the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia and met with the
leadership of the unrecognized Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Azerbaijani Embassy in Paris presented a note protesting the
French Foreign Ministry in connection with the French MPs' illegal
visit to the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia, Abdullayev
told Trend earlier.
The French side has officially confirmed its position stating that
this visit is not performed upon the French National Assembly, but
upon the personal initiative of the Chairman of the French Assembly's
defense and armed forces committee Guy Tessier.
Tessier, who led the delegation, is the mayor of the ninth and tenth
arrondissement of Marseille, which is densely populated by Armenians.
Teissier is apparently trying to score points in the run-up legislative
elections in France in 2012, Azerbaijani Ambassador to France Elchin
Amirbekov told Trend.
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 7 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 U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
E.Tariverdiyeva
Trend
Aug 24, 2011
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan welcomes French Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bernard Valero's
statement on that the French MPs' illegal visit to the Azerbaijani
territories occupied by Armenia does not commit Paris to anything and
does not change its position, First Secretary of the Foreign Ministry
Spokesman Elman Abdullayev told Trend today.
"It is pity that members of the French National Assembly headed by Guy
Tessier, pursuing selfish interests, have run by the Armenian lobby,"
Abdullayev said.
He said it is sad that the representatives of France, a country that
is an example of respect for the international law and the laws,
committed illegal actions by visiting the Azerbaijani territories
occupied by Armenia without informing Baku.
Earlier, several media outlets reported that French MPs Guy Teissier,
Jacques Remile, Georges Colombier and Valerie Boyer have visited
the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia and met with the
leadership of the unrecognized Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Azerbaijani Embassy in Paris presented a note protesting the
French Foreign Ministry in connection with the French MPs' illegal
visit to the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia, Abdullayev
told Trend earlier.
The French side has officially confirmed its position stating that
this visit is not performed upon the French National Assembly, but
upon the personal initiative of the Chairman of the French Assembly's
defense and armed forces committee Guy Tessier.
Tessier, who led the delegation, is the mayor of the ninth and tenth
arrondissement of Marseille, which is densely populated by Armenians.
Teissier is apparently trying to score points in the run-up legislative
elections in France in 2012, Azerbaijani Ambassador to France Elchin
Amirbekov told Trend.
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 7 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 U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress