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BAKU REACTS TO DENIAL OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH'S ARMENIAN COMMUNITY FROM BERLIN MEETING
Trend
Dec 1 2011
Azerbaijan
Baku reacted to the denial of the Armenian community of
Nagorno-Karabakh [Azerbaijan's enclave under Armenian occupation]
from the dialogue with Azerbaijani community, which was to be held
in Berlin on November 28.
The negotiations between the two communities are one of the main
directions of resolving the relations, Head of the Presidential
Administration Public and Political Department Ali Hasanov told media
in Baku today.
He stressed that official Baku attaches great importance to this issue.
"The Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh was always ready to
participate in the negotiations," he said. "But it is necessary to
understand why the Armenians have not attended the talks. This means
that they do not want to stop their policy of aggression and use the
negotiations to delay the problem. Azerbaijan has repeatedly stated
that this policy has no future. Ultimately, this somehow may lead to
military confrontation."
He said Armenian formal and informal bodies seek to avoid any
negotiations, trying to prolong the situation after the occupation
of Azerbaijani territories and achieving certain goals.
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.
Trend
Dec 1 2011
Azerbaijan
Baku reacted to the denial of the Armenian community of
Nagorno-Karabakh [Azerbaijan's enclave under Armenian occupation]
from the dialogue with Azerbaijani community, which was to be held
in Berlin on November 28.
The negotiations between the two communities are one of the main
directions of resolving the relations, Head of the Presidential
Administration Public and Political Department Ali Hasanov told media
in Baku today.
He stressed that official Baku attaches great importance to this issue.
"The Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh was always ready to
participate in the negotiations," he said. "But it is necessary to
understand why the Armenians have not attended the talks. This means
that they do not want to stop their policy of aggression and use the
negotiations to delay the problem. Azerbaijan has repeatedly stated
that this policy has no future. Ultimately, this somehow may lead to
military confrontation."
He said Armenian formal and informal bodies seek to avoid any
negotiations, trying to prolong the situation after the occupation
of Azerbaijani territories and achieving certain goals.
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.