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May 7, 2011 Saturday 2:09 PM GMT +4
Azerbaijani top official: All flights to Azerbaijan's occupied
territories should be carried out in accordance with international law
Azerbaijan, Baku, May 7/ Trend, M. Aliyev /
All processes associated with flights to the occupied Azerbaijani
territories should be carried out in accordance with established
international legal norms and relevant legislation, Azerbaijani
Presidential Administration Foreign Relations Department Head Novruz
Mammadov said.
"All processes should be carried out in accordance with established
legal norms and relevant legislation," Mammadov told journalists today
commenting on the Armenian President's visit to Khankendi this week
and his acquaintance with illegal construction of an airport in this
territory.
Armenia plans to open the airport in Khankendi in May. Armenian
President said that he will be the first passenger of an aircraft,
which will depart from Khankendi.
Mammadov said the relevant international convention, as well as laws
exist on this issue.
"Armenia takes steps violating these laws, however, all steps taken in
this sphere should be regulated only within the law," he said.
Armenia has no right to operate the airport in Khankendi, built in the
Azerbaijani occupied territories. This contradicts all international
conventions and will not be allowed by any international
organizations, including an influential organization such as the
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), AZAL spokesman
Maharram Safarli said earlier.
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: A. Papazian
May 7, 2011 Saturday 2:09 PM GMT +4
Azerbaijani top official: All flights to Azerbaijan's occupied
territories should be carried out in accordance with international law
Azerbaijan, Baku, May 7/ Trend, M. Aliyev /
All processes associated with flights to the occupied Azerbaijani
territories should be carried out in accordance with established
international legal norms and relevant legislation, Azerbaijani
Presidential Administration Foreign Relations Department Head Novruz
Mammadov said.
"All processes should be carried out in accordance with established
legal norms and relevant legislation," Mammadov told journalists today
commenting on the Armenian President's visit to Khankendi this week
and his acquaintance with illegal construction of an airport in this
territory.
Armenia plans to open the airport in Khankendi in May. Armenian
President said that he will be the first passenger of an aircraft,
which will depart from Khankendi.
Mammadov said the relevant international convention, as well as laws
exist on this issue.
"Armenia takes steps violating these laws, however, all steps taken in
this sphere should be regulated only within the law," he said.
Armenia has no right to operate the airport in Khankendi, built in the
Azerbaijani occupied territories. This contradicts all international
conventions and will not be allowed by any international
organizations, including an influential organization such as the
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), AZAL spokesman
Maharram Safarli said earlier.
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: A. Papazian