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Turan news agency, Azerbaijan
May 28 2011
Azeri president hails Karabakh mediators' recent statement
Baku, 28 May: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev welcomes the
statement by the presidents of the USA, France and Russia on the
Karabakh settlement, adopted at the summit of the Great Eight in
France. He described the position of [the] international mediators in
recent times "encouraging".
"Over the past months co-chairs of the Minsk Group for the first time
have made a statement on the change the status quo. Previously we have
not heard such clear and serious statements. The change of the status
quo means that the occupation forces must be withdrawn from occupied
lands, and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan must be restored," said
Aliyev on Friday [27 May] evening at a reception on the occasion of
Republic Day [marked on 28 May].
This position was reflected in the statement of the three presidents.
"We also stand for it. We have repeatedly told that and expressed
concerns that Armenia should not be allowed to delay the negotiations
artificially, making the negotiation process infinite," said Aliyev.
"The latest statement by the presidents of the USA, France and Russia
supported the position that the issue should be resolved soon on the
basis of the Helsinki Final Act," he added.
There are not any contradictions in the Helsinki Final Act between the
principles of territorial integrity and national self-determination.
On the contrary, it contains the priorities of the principles, the
right of people for self-determination must not violate the
territorial integrity of countries and it is the unique formula for
resolving the conflict, said Aliyev.
He noted again that the conflict can be resolved only within the
territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and the Azerbaijani state would
never allow granting independence to Nagornyy Karabakh.
At the summit held in Deauville , the presidents of the USA, Russia
and France called on the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to
demonstrate the political will and to finalize the basic principles
for resolving the Nagornyy Karabakh [conflict] in the upcoming
Armenian-Azerbaijani summit in June. "Delay will only make doubtful of
the parties to reach agreements," reads the statement [by] the three
presidents of the countries co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group.
"The latest version of the Fundamental Principles, which was discussed
in Sochi on March 5, provides a fair and balanced basis for the
preparation of a comprehensive peace settlement," the statements
reads.
May 28 2011
Azeri president hails Karabakh mediators' recent statement
Baku, 28 May: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev welcomes the
statement by the presidents of the USA, France and Russia on the
Karabakh settlement, adopted at the summit of the Great Eight in
France. He described the position of [the] international mediators in
recent times "encouraging".
"Over the past months co-chairs of the Minsk Group for the first time
have made a statement on the change the status quo. Previously we have
not heard such clear and serious statements. The change of the status
quo means that the occupation forces must be withdrawn from occupied
lands, and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan must be restored," said
Aliyev on Friday [27 May] evening at a reception on the occasion of
Republic Day [marked on 28 May].
This position was reflected in the statement of the three presidents.
"We also stand for it. We have repeatedly told that and expressed
concerns that Armenia should not be allowed to delay the negotiations
artificially, making the negotiation process infinite," said Aliyev.
"The latest statement by the presidents of the USA, France and Russia
supported the position that the issue should be resolved soon on the
basis of the Helsinki Final Act," he added.
There are not any contradictions in the Helsinki Final Act between the
principles of territorial integrity and national self-determination.
On the contrary, it contains the priorities of the principles, the
right of people for self-determination must not violate the
territorial integrity of countries and it is the unique formula for
resolving the conflict, said Aliyev.
He noted again that the conflict can be resolved only within the
territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and the Azerbaijani state would
never allow granting independence to Nagornyy Karabakh.
At the summit held in Deauville , the presidents of the USA, Russia
and France called on the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to
demonstrate the political will and to finalize the basic principles
for resolving the Nagornyy Karabakh [conflict] in the upcoming
Armenian-Azerbaijani summit in June. "Delay will only make doubtful of
the parties to reach agreements," reads the statement [by] the three
presidents of the countries co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group.
"The latest version of the Fundamental Principles, which was discussed
in Sochi on March 5, provides a fair and balanced basis for the
preparation of a comprehensive peace settlement," the statements
reads.