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BAKU FORGETS THAT KARABAKH IS NOT RELATED TO AZERBAIJAN UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 17, 2011 - 20:38 AMT
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that the Karabakh conflict
should be solved based on the international law. Azerbaijan's
"territorial integrity" should be restored, Aliyev told journalists
after his meeting with President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus.
He is echoed by Novruz Mammadov, the head of the international
relations department at the Azerbaijani President's Administration,
who stated that "Azerbaijan is well aware of the principle of
territorial integrity."
According to him, the territorial integrity envisages "Nagorno
Karabakh's autonomy as part of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity."
However, Baku misunderstands or to be more precise misinterprets the
international law. It must have forgotten that after the collapse of
the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan announced itself as a legal successor of
the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, but not of the Azerbaijan Soviet
Socialist Republic.
Specifically, Article 2 of the Constitutional Act of the Republic of
Azerbaijan on independent statehood of the Republic of Azerbaijan
reads: "The Republic of Azerbaijan is a legal successor of the
Azerbaijan Republic dating back to the period of May 28,1918-April
28, 1920."
Nagorno Karabakh, with 94% of Armenian population, by the decision of
the Caucasus Bureau was included in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist
Republic in a capacity of autonomy in 1921.
The historical reality indicates that Karabakh is not anyhow related
to Azerbaijan, while the international law is completely observed
and rehabilitated here and now.
From: Baghdasarian
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 17, 2011 - 20:38 AMT
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that the Karabakh conflict
should be solved based on the international law. Azerbaijan's
"territorial integrity" should be restored, Aliyev told journalists
after his meeting with President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus.
He is echoed by Novruz Mammadov, the head of the international
relations department at the Azerbaijani President's Administration,
who stated that "Azerbaijan is well aware of the principle of
territorial integrity."
According to him, the territorial integrity envisages "Nagorno
Karabakh's autonomy as part of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity."
However, Baku misunderstands or to be more precise misinterprets the
international law. It must have forgotten that after the collapse of
the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan announced itself as a legal successor of
the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, but not of the Azerbaijan Soviet
Socialist Republic.
Specifically, Article 2 of the Constitutional Act of the Republic of
Azerbaijan on independent statehood of the Republic of Azerbaijan
reads: "The Republic of Azerbaijan is a legal successor of the
Azerbaijan Republic dating back to the period of May 28,1918-April
28, 1920."
Nagorno Karabakh, with 94% of Armenian population, by the decision of
the Caucasus Bureau was included in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist
Republic in a capacity of autonomy in 1921.
The historical reality indicates that Karabakh is not anyhow related
to Azerbaijan, while the international law is completely observed
and rehabilitated here and now.
From: Baghdasarian