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KARABAKH CONFLICT CAN BE SOLVED ONLY WITH SUPPORT OF INT'L COMMUNITY - ENVOY
news.az
Oct 3 2011
Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh solution will come about and be sustainable only
with the support of the international community.
The statement came from ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of Germany to Azerbaijan Herbert Quelle on the eve of the October 3
Day of German Unity.
"World public opinion will play a key role in establishing this
support," he underscored.
According to Quelle, the EU, as well as Germany, is interested in
contributing to a solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"We have always supported Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. At the
same time we have to accept that there is a negotiation format in the
form of the OSCE Minsk Group. Nobody wants to disturb this format,"
ambassador said.
The EU and Germany, according to ambassador, are mostly concerned with
the question of how we can assist in building a framework around the
ongoing negotiations which will be conducive to a solution.
"I am confident that the new EU special representative for the Southern
Caucasus will come up with proposals in a not too distant future,"
he said.
The ambassador noted the readiness to examine any concrete requests
for supporting Azerbaijan's concern.
He is also convinced that further progress in democratization that
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev pronounced again in his speech on
27 May 2011 will be very positive for the global image of Azerbaijan.
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 seven 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 UN Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Relations in economic and political spheres
According to the ambassador, relations between Germany and Azerbaijan
are good and historically friendly in all spheres.
Concerning economic relations, the ambassador said that the countries
are in the final stage of negotiations for the establishment of a
bilateral chamber of industry and commerce in Baku," he noted. This
institution will support German-Azerbaijani business relations and
further strengthen Germany's presence and position in Azerbaijan.
"Baku is quite an attractive market for German cars and many other
products. I would also like to see more German financial direct
investments," he added.
According to Quelle, small and medium enterprises are the backbone of
the German economy, and it is essential that an investment destination
offers them the proper legal framework and necessary securities.
Azerbaijani authorities are aware of certain deficits still existing
in this respect and work to remedy them.
Concerning political relations, ambassador said Germany fully supports
Azerbaijan's efforts to adopt the value system that Western Europe
has enjoyed since the end of World War II, including human rights,
democracy, rule of law and market economy.
"The EU and her member states including Germany are in a constant
dialogue about the whole range of these issues. I have the feeling
that this dialogue will be further intensified," the ambassador said.
Among the bilateral meetings taking place, the ambassador highlighted
high-level working group on trade and investment that was formed this
year in Berlin and will meet again in Berlin in October.
news.az
Oct 3 2011
Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh solution will come about and be sustainable only
with the support of the international community.
The statement came from ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of Germany to Azerbaijan Herbert Quelle on the eve of the October 3
Day of German Unity.
"World public opinion will play a key role in establishing this
support," he underscored.
According to Quelle, the EU, as well as Germany, is interested in
contributing to a solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"We have always supported Azerbaijan's territorial integrity. At the
same time we have to accept that there is a negotiation format in the
form of the OSCE Minsk Group. Nobody wants to disturb this format,"
ambassador said.
The EU and Germany, according to ambassador, are mostly concerned with
the question of how we can assist in building a framework around the
ongoing negotiations which will be conducive to a solution.
"I am confident that the new EU special representative for the Southern
Caucasus will come up with proposals in a not too distant future,"
he said.
The ambassador noted the readiness to examine any concrete requests
for supporting Azerbaijan's concern.
He is also convinced that further progress in democratization that
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev pronounced again in his speech on
27 May 2011 will be very positive for the global image of Azerbaijan.
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 seven 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 UN Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Relations in economic and political spheres
According to the ambassador, relations between Germany and Azerbaijan
are good and historically friendly in all spheres.
Concerning economic relations, the ambassador said that the countries
are in the final stage of negotiations for the establishment of a
bilateral chamber of industry and commerce in Baku," he noted. This
institution will support German-Azerbaijani business relations and
further strengthen Germany's presence and position in Azerbaijan.
"Baku is quite an attractive market for German cars and many other
products. I would also like to see more German financial direct
investments," he added.
According to Quelle, small and medium enterprises are the backbone of
the German economy, and it is essential that an investment destination
offers them the proper legal framework and necessary securities.
Azerbaijani authorities are aware of certain deficits still existing
in this respect and work to remedy them.
Concerning political relations, ambassador said Germany fully supports
Azerbaijan's efforts to adopt the value system that Western Europe
has enjoyed since the end of World War II, including human rights,
democracy, rule of law and market economy.
"The EU and her member states including Germany are in a constant
dialogue about the whole range of these issues. I have the feeling
that this dialogue will be further intensified," the ambassador said.
Among the bilateral meetings taking place, the ambassador highlighted
high-level working group on trade and investment that was formed this
year in Berlin and will meet again in Berlin in October.